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. 2014 Apr 8;14:95. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-95

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
 
 
 
 
 
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.