Table 3.
Means for whole sample on self-report scale scores, and test of differences by friendship group positions
| Scale measures | Means (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Sample |
Isolate | Liaison | Non- Member |
Peripheral Member |
Core Member |
F-Value | |
| School Bonding | 3.78(0.77) | 3.55 (0.83)b,c,d,e | 3.79(0.75)a,d | 3.71(0.81)a,e | 3.65(0.81)a,b,e | 3.82(0.75)a,c,d | 118.22* |
| Grades | 4.05(0.91) | 3.65 (1.00)b,c,d,e | 4.04(0.90)a,c,d,e | 3.82(0.98)a,b,e | 3.8(0.96)a,b,e | 4.11(0.88)a,b,c,d | 271.36* |
| Family Relations | −0.01(0.50) | −0.10(0.55)b,d,e | −0.03(0.51)a | −0.03(0.52) | −0.06(0.53)a,e | 0.00(0.49)a,d | 38.19* |
| Consistent Discipline | 3.58(0.96) | 3.27(1.17)b,e | 3.59(0.95)a,d | 3.46(1.02)a,e | 3.45(1.03)a,b,e | 3.62(0.93)a,c,d | 92.08* |
| Religious Participation | 4.83(2.65) | 4.27(2.83)b,e | 4.71(2.68)a,d,e | 4.37(2.79)e | 4.40(2.74)b,e | 4.94(2.61)a,b,c,d | 88.55* |
Notes: Superscripts a, b, c, d, & e refer to isolates, liaisons, non-members, peripheral members, and core members, respectively. These superscripts denote that those in a particular group position (labeled at the top of the column) scored significantly differently on that measure than those in the group positions corresponding to the superscripts.
*
p < 0.001.