Table 1.
Participant characteristics
Characteristics and questionnaires | Group, Mean (SD) | p-valuea | |
---|---|---|---|
Chronically rejected (n = 17) | Stably accepted (n = 27) | ||
Mean Social Preferenceb (selection variable) | −1.62 (0.52) | 1.16 (0.18) | <0.001 |
Gender (% Male) | 70.6 | 51.9 | 0.22 |
Age | 13.98 (0.77) | 14.04 (0.58) | 0.78 |
Pubertal status (PDS) | |||
• Males | 2.44 (0.77) | 2.19 (0.59) | 0.36 |
• Females | 3.17 (0.26) | 2.72 (0.63) | 0.15 |
Race/Ethnicity (% Caucasian) | 100% | 96.3% | 0.44 |
IQ (WISC Similarities and Block Design) | 95 (12.68) | 100 (10.24) | 0.16 |
Current social competence (parent reported) | 4.59 (0.62) | 5.40 (0.57) | <0.001 |
Anxiety during elementary school (teacher reported)b | 0.41 (0.80) | −0.31 (1.01) | <0.05 |
Conduct problems during elementary school (teacher reported)b | 0.81 (1.39) | −0.67 (0.52) | <0.001 |
aAll p-values obtained using t tests except for race and gender (Chi-square tests)
bAverage across 6 years of elementary school, Z-standardized