Table 2.
Group differences in emotional health, social support, and self‐efficacy
| Mean (SD) | t‐test | Mean diff (95% CI) | Effect size, d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LI | AMP | ||||
| Depression | 9.8 (9.1) | 6.4 (7.2) | t(152.8) = 2.7** | 3.4 (0.9, 5.9) | −.4 |
| Anxiety | 7.8 (7.5) | 5.3 (8.3) | t(166) = 2.0* | 2.5 (0.1, 4.9) | −.3 |
| Available support | 22.7 (10.6) | 23.0 (10.9) | t(165) = −0.1 | −0.2 (−3.5, 3.1) | .0 |
| Number of problems last 6 months | 2.4 (2.2) | 2.2 (2.3) | t(165) = 0.4 | 0.1 (−0.6, 0.8) | −.1 |
| Organized support | 13.54 (1.1) | 13.6 (0.9) | t(165) = −0.2 | −0.0 (−0.3, 0.3) | .0 |
| Community integration | 39.6 (7.1) | 42.1 (6.5) | t(165) = −2.4* | −2.6 (−4.6, −0.5) | .4 |
| Other‐perceived support | 3.2 (1.9) | 2.3 (1.6) | t(164) = 3.3** | 0.9 (0.4, 1.4) | −.5 |
| Total amount of support received from nominee | 2.2 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.1) | t(140) = 4.9*** | 1.0 (0.6, 14) | −.8 |
| Self‐efficacy | 29.4 (5.6) | 32.7 (4.1) | t(143.7) = −4.4*** | −3.3 (−4.9, −1.8) | .7 |
AMP = age‐matched peer; LI = language impairment.
Depression, total amount of support received from nominee, and self‐efficacy corrected for unequal variances.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.