Table 4. Average score on the PTSSC-15 depression subscale (by grade, gender, or period).
Grade group | Gender | Months after disaster | |||||||||||
2011 After 8 months | 2012 After 20 months | 2013 After 30 months | F | P value | |||||||||
M | SD | N | M | SD | N | M | SD | N | |||||
Kindergartners | Boys | 3.9 | 4.1 | 119 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 111 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 95 | Gender × Period | 2.184 | N.S. |
Girls | 3.8 | 3.8 | 127 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 127 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 123 | Period | 3.312 | <0.05 | |
Gender | 0.709 | N.S. | |||||||||||
1st–3rd grade | Boys | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1866 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1632 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1592 | Gender × Period | 0.570 | N.S. |
Girls | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1736 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1581 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1615 | Period | 108.5 | <0.0001 | |
Gender | 1.711 | N.S. | |||||||||||
4th–6th grade | Boys | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1975 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1792 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1854 | Gender × Period | 1.235 | N.S. |
Girls | 5.2 | 4.5 | 1973 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1798 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1807 | Period | 70.37 | <0.0001 | |
Gender | 0.705 | N.S. | |||||||||||
7th–9th grade | Boys | 6.2 | 4.8 | 1979 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1767 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 1893 | Gender × Period | 1.080 | N.S. |
Girls | 6.9 | 4.9 | 1864 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 1789 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1833 | Period | 130.7 | <0.0001 | |
Gender | 44.60 | <0.0001 |
M, mean; SD, standard deviation; N, number of cases; N.S., not significant.