Table 3.
Differences in mean scores in the index a - and reference b group, with corresponding p-value, regarding mental health in reports by teachers (TRF), parents (CBCL) and children (SDQ)
| |
Immigrant status |
Boys |
Girls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
|
|
t-test of equality of means |
|
|
|
t-test of equality of means |
| n | Mean | SD | Sig. (2-tailed) | n | Mean | SD | Sig. (2-tailed) | ||
|
Teacher (TRF) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
1.96 |
2.78 |
.878 |
34 |
2.68 |
3.05 |
.171 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
1.90 |
3.02 |
|
364 |
1.91 |
3.09 |
|
| Externalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
4.87 |
6.53 |
.475 |
34 |
0.94 |
1.37 |
.311 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
4.17 |
6.77 |
|
364 |
1.23 |
2.94 |
|
| Total |
Index groupa |
53 |
15.00 |
15.43 |
.388 |
34 |
5.62 |
5.05 |
.802 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
13.00 |
15.97 |
|
364 |
5.37 |
8.15 |
|
|
Parent (CBCL) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
4.45 |
4.06 |
.700 |
34 |
7.00 |
5.09 |
.026 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
4.22 |
4.53 |
|
364 |
4.89 |
5.03 |
|
| Externalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
6.34 |
5.84 |
.287 |
34 |
4.35 |
5.04 |
.685 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
5.39 |
6.76 |
|
364 |
3.99 |
4.63 |
|
| Total |
Index groupa |
53 |
15.96 |
11.73 |
.389 |
34 |
15.97 |
12.68 |
.112 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
14.39 |
15.18 |
|
364 |
12.30 |
11.63 |
|
|
Children (SDQ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
1.83 |
1.54 |
.545 |
34 |
2.21 |
1.47 |
.040 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
1.97 |
1.78 |
|
364 |
2.78 |
1.97 |
|
| Externalizing |
Index groupa |
53 |
1.72 |
1.47 |
.786 |
34 |
1.47 |
1.16 |
.590 |
| |
Reference groupb |
323 |
1.78 |
1.58 |
|
364 |
1.36 |
1.21 |
|
| Total |
Index groupa |
53 |
11.06 |
5.84 |
.752 |
34 |
8.44 |
4.61 |
.020 |
| Reference groupb | 323 | 11.33 | 6.27 | 364 | 10.48 | 5.60 | |||
a= Children of immigrants.
b= Children of non-immigrant parents.