Table 1.

Baseline descriptives for dropout predictors of dropout Included in analyses for dropout and non-dropout groups

Predictor	Dropout Group (n = 293)	Non-Dropout Group (n = 308)	Χ2 Difference Test or t-Test Results, p value
Gender
Female	43.3% (n = 127)	58.1% (n = 179)	13.11, p < .001
Living with parent
Mother	87.7% (n = 257)	94.1% (n = 290)	7.62, p < .01
Father	63.1% (n = 185)	72.7% (n = 224)	6.35, p < .05
Previously Failed a Grade	52.9% (n = 155)	37.0% (n = 114)	15.33, p < .0001
Number of Days Absent from School M (SD)	8.61 (10.38)	6.59 (7.64)	t = −2.70, p < .01
Substance Use (Past Month)
Alcohol	15.1% (n = 44)	7.4% (n = 23)	8.82, p < .01
Tobacco	27.7% (n = 81)	48.4% (n = 31)	30.84, p < .0001
Free Time Experience M (SD)
Boredom	1.52 (0.98)	1.51 (0.92)	t = −0.20, p =.844
Amotivation	1.62 (1.02)	1.57 (0.99)	t = −0.63, p =.531
Intrinsic Motivation	2.77 (0.82)	3.01 (0.66)	t = 3.84, p < .0001
Extrinsic Motivation	1.91 (0.99)	1.97 (0.92)	t = 0.76, p =.448

Note. N = 601. M = mean; SD = standard deviation.