Table 2.
Connection between mild and severe depression with self-concept, social skills, and resilience
| Variables | No depression (n=351)
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Mild depression (n=42)
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Severe depression (n=24)
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F(2, 414) | P-value | Eta | Post hoc | CI 95% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||||
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| CAG. Global self-concept | 190.17 (18.50) | 173.07 (19.10) | 166.92 (28.67) | 28.75 | <0.001 | 0.122 | 1>2.3; 2=3 | 176 (173–180) |
| SSIS. Global scales | ||||||||
| Social skills | 109.99 (14.56) | 99.40 (16.52) | 100.88 (16.34) | 12.77 | <0.001 | 0.058 | 1>2.3; 2=3 | 103 (100–105) |
| Problems behaviors | 19.50 (11.13) | 29.12 (12.36) | 31.33 (12.58) | 23.75 | <0.001 | 0.103 | 1<2.3; 2=3 | 26 (24–28) |
| RSCA. Global resilience indices | ||||||||
| Sense of competence | 58.45 (10.36) | 50.64 (10.24) | 50.17 (11.96) | 6.20 | <0.001 | 0.073 | 1>2.3; 2=3 | 53 (51–54) |
| Sense of affiliation | 76.44 (12.74) | 69.40 (12.48) | 67.58 (14.93) | 10.16 | <0.001 | 0.047 | 1>2.3; 2=3 | 71 (68–73) |
| Emotional reactivity | 21.05 (14.85) | 29.50 (14.47) | 32.79 (12.69) | 12.34 | <0.001 | 0.056 | 1<2.3; 2=3 | 27 (25–30) |
Note: No depression =≤ percentile 84; mild depression = percentile 85–94; severe depression =≥ percentile 95. Post hoc: 1= no depression, 2= mild depression, 3= severe depression; CI 95% = 95% confidence intervals (lower and upper limit).
Abbreviations: CAG, self-concept questionnaire; RSCA, Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents; SSIS, Social Skills Improvement System.