Table 1.
Participant Demographics and Variable Descriptives
| Jordanian host (n = 279) | Syrian refugee (n = 324) | Total sample (n = 603) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age (in years)a | 14.32 (1.65) | 14.13 (1.94) | 14.22 (1.81) |
| Male (%) | 59.10 | 57.70 | 58.40 |
| Years since left Syria | — | 3.0 (1.0) | — |
| Lives in refugee camp (%) | — | 52.20 | — |
| Number of people in householdb | 6.73 (1.87) | 7.63 (2.59) | 7.21 (2.32) |
| Household wealth indexb | 10.09 (2.03) | 6.57 (2.18) | 8.20 (2.74) |
| Lifetime trauma eventsb | 1.21 (1.75) | 6.53 (3.33) | 4.07 (3.80) |
| Highest education gradea , b | 7.71 (1.79) | 6.61 (2.27) | 7.12 (2.13) |
| Maternal education level (%)b | |||
| ≤ Primary school | 8.70 | 33.30 | 22.00 |
| Secondary school | 70.10 | 58.60 | 64.00 |
| College/university | 21.20 | 8.00 | 14.10 |
| Paternal education level (%)b | |||
| ≤ Primary school | 11.10 | 31.60 | 22.10 |
| Secondary school | 68.80 | 58.80 | 63.50 |
| College/university | 20.10 | 9.60 | 14.50 |
| Psychosocial variables | |||
| CYRM‐28b |
116.03 (15.08) α = .88 |
111.41 (15.03) α = .86 |
113.55 (15.22) α = .87 |
| CYRM‐12b |
51.16 (6.48) α = .75 |
49.56 (6.83) α = .75 |
50.30 (6.71) α = .75 |
| SDQ total difficultiesa |
13.45 (5.65) α = .73 |
14.32 (5.43) α = .69 |
13.92 (5.55) α = .71 |
| SDQ prosocial |
8.17 (1.74) α = .55 |
8.30 (1.73) α = .56 |
8.24 (1.73) α = .55 |
| Arab Youth Mental Healtha , b |
31.48 (7.70) α = .89 |
35.07 (8.73) α = .90 |
33.41 (8.46) α = .90 |
| Perceived Stress Scalea , b |
25.75 (5.97) α = .76 |
28.04 (5.73) α = .73 |
26.98 (5.94) α = .74 |
| Human Distress Scalea , b |
31.48 (17.83) α = .81 |
39.76 (21.59) α = .84 |
35.93 (20.34) α = .83 |
All numbers are means with standard deviations in brackets, except where marked by a percentage sign or alpha. Some percentages do not add to 100 due to rounding. Reliability is measured with Cronbach's alpha (α). Girls were older and had completed more years of schooling than boys. Girls had higher scores on the SDQ total difficulties, Arab Youth Mental Health, Perceived Stress Scale, and Human Distress Scale than boys. CYRM = Child and Youth Resilience Measure; SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
aThere is a significant difference between male and female participants. bThere is a significant difference between the Jordanian and Syrian participants (p < .05), compared with an independent samples t test or a chi‐square. Absence of “a” or “b” indicates that there is not a significant difference between the two groups.