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. 2015 Mar 12;44(1):43–55. doi: 10.1007/s10802-015-9983-0

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