Table 2.
Mean Frequencies and Proportions of Text Messaging Content
| Mean | Standard Deviation | Min. | Max. | Gender Differences | Mean Proportion | Standard Deviation | Min. | Max. | Gender Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Text Message Units | 241.40 | 225.12 | 3 | 1172 | Girls (M = 271)>Boys (M = 215),p=. 10 | |||||
| Positive/Neutral Talk | 179.98 | 162.21 | 2 | 773 | Girls (M = 202.73)>Boys (M = 160.1), p=.09 | .77 | .11 | .38 | 1 | n.s. |
| Negative Talk | 35.01 | 42.84 | 0 | 238 | n.s. | .14 | .090 | 0 | .41 | n.s. |
| Social Exclusion | 0.91 | 2.09 | 0 | 13 | n.s. | .003 | .007 | 0 | .05 | n.s. |
| Friendship Manipulation | 0.51 | 1.83 | 0 | 15 | n.s. | .002 | .006 | 0 | .05 | n.s. |
| Defend/Avoid Social Aggression | 0.25 | 0.66 | 0 | 4 | n.s. | .001 | .002 | 0 | .02 | n.s. |
| Antisocial | 1.03 | 2.78 | 0 | 20 | n.s. | .003 | .008 | 0 | .05 | n.s. |
| Negative Physical | 0.94 | 3.05 | 0 | 30 | n.s. | .003 | .008 | 0 | .08 | n.s. |
| Property Crime | 0.12 | 0.64 | 0 | 6 | n.s. | .001 | .003 | 0 | .04 | n.s. |
| Acquiring Substances | 0.77 | 5.57 | 0 | 70 | n.s. | .002 | .009 | 0 | .08 | n.s. |
| Using Substances | 1.22 | 6.23 | 0 | 64 | n.s. | .003 | .013 | 0 | .13 | n.s. |
| Saying No to Substances | 0.20 | 0.91 | 0 | 7 | n.s. | .001 | .003 | 0 | .02 | n.s. |
| Hypothetical Sex | 3.82 | 8.76 | 0 | 70 | n.s. | .010 | .020 | 0 | .11 | n.s. |
| Actual Sex | 1.60 | 4.27 | 0 | 28 | n.s. | .005 | .010 | 0 | .10 | n.s. |
| Saying No to Sex | 1.04 | 8.76 | 0 | 70 | Girls (M = 1.81) > Boys (M = 0.35), p<.05 | .002 | .006 | 0 | .05 | Girls (M = .004) > Boys (M = .001), p<.01 |