Table 2a.
Young adult risk factors | Group I, no observed risk (n = 561) | Group II, emerged risk (n = 41) | Group III, reduced risk (n = 112) | Group IV, persisted risk (n = 45) | F statistic across the four groups | Significant differences |
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Emotional distress | ||||||
Suicidal behavior | 0.04 (0.25) | 0.79 (0.68) | 0.05 (0.12) | 1.08 (0.96) | 167.22**** | All pairs differ, except I vs. III |
Depression | 0.91 (0.82) | 2.66 (1.06) | 1.21 (0.79) | 2.61 (1.35) | 97.23**** | All pairs differ, except II vs. IV |
Anxiety | 1.26 (1.02) | 2.77 (1.08) | 1.55 (1.12) | 2.78 (1.22) | 51.99**** | All pairs differ, except II vs. IV |
Anger | 1.23 (0.99) | 2.10 (1.19) | 1.42 (1.04) | 2.17 (1.01) | 19.85**** | All pairs differ, except I vs. III & II vs. IV |
Risky behavior | ||||||
Alcohol/drug use | 5.82 (5.37) | 8.27 (6.16) | 5.88 (5.13) | 6.64 (5.63) | 2.84** | I < II & II > III * |
Drug involvement | 0.66 (0.99) | 1.32 (1.41) | 0.65 (1.00) | 0.71 (0.97) | 5.42**** | II > I, III, IV |
High-risk behaviors | 0.49 (0.66) | 0.91 (0.93) | 0.54 (0.71) | 0.80 (0.84) | 6.82**** | I < II, IV; II > III |
p < .10.
p < .05.
p < .01.
p < .001.