Table 1.
Sample Characteristic
| Total | Academic | Professional | Girls | Boys | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 24 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Classes | 124 | 56 | 68 | |||
| Mean class size (SD) | 51.8 (12.2) | 55.6 (13.8) | 48.3 (9.3) | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male (%) | 50.3% | 49.4% | 50.9% | |||
| Female (%) | 49.7% | 50.6% | 49.1% | |||
| Mean Age (SD) | 15.8 (0.72) | 15.7 (0.64) | 16.0 (0.77) | 15.7 (0.70) | 15.9 (0.73) | 13-19 |
| Mean SESa (SD) | 4.4 (1.5) | 5.0 (1.5) | 3.8 (1.2) | 4.4 (1.5) | 4.4 (1.5) | 1-10 |
| Mean CES-D Score (SD) | 17.9 (11.0) | 18.7 (11.4) | 17.1 (10.5) | 18.6 (11.4) | 17.1 (10.5) | 0-60 |
| CES-D Score ≥ 28b (%) | 16.8% | 21.7% | 16.2% | 21.5% | 16.2% | |
| Mean PSSE (SD) | 80.4 (19.9) | 80.8 (20.4) | 80.0 (19.5) | 80.3 (18.6) | 80.6 (21.3) | 1-125 |
| Social network measures | ||||||
| Mean friend nominations (SD) | 3.7 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.3) | 4.1 (2.2) | 3.7 (2.3) | 0-17 |
| Mean friends nominated (SD) | 3.7 (2.0) | 3.9 (1.9) | 3.6 (2.1) | 4.0 (1.8) | 3.5 (2.1) | 0-5 |
| Mean most liked nominations (SD) | 3.2 (4.3) | 3.5 (4.5) | 3.5 (4.3) | 3.2 (4.2) | 3.8 (4.6) | 0-40 |
| Mean most liked nominated (SD) | 3.5 (1.9) | 3.6 (1.8) | 3.5 (1.9) | 3.8 (1.8) | 3.3 (1.9) | 0-5 |
| Friend social network status (%) | ||||||
| Marginalized (0 friend noms.) | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 3.7% | |
| Peripheral (1-2 noms.) | 11.7% | 25.7% | 28.3% | 23.4% | 30.8% | |
| Accepted (3-5 noms.) | 49.3% | 47.1% | 46.8% | 49.3% | 44.3% | |
| Popular (6-7 noms.) | 28.8% | 17.2% | 15.0% | 17.5% | 14.7% | |
| Favorite (8+ noms.) | 7.2% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 6.5% | |
| Most liked network status (%) | ||||||
| Marginalized (0 most liked noms) | 21.0% | 22.3% | 19.7% | 24.6% | 17.3% | |
| Peripheral (1 nom.) | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 19.8% | |
| Accepted (2-4 noms.) | 33.0% | 31.5% | 34.5% | 31.2% | 34.9% | |
| Popular (5-8 noms.) | 15.7% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 16.7% | |
| Favorite (9+ noms.) | 10.2% | 11.4% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 11.3% |
a
SES was measured by calculating the mean of the answers on three questions for each student. Two questions asked about father’s and mother’s highest level of education (1-7) and the third question asked about allowance per week (1-10).