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. 2018 Sep 19;49(9):1459–1469. doi: 10.1017/S0033291718001976

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of study variables

N M/% s.d. Min Max Informant Items Item scale α
Sex (male) 1098 49.20
Age T1 2230 11.11 0.56 10.01 12.58
Age T3 1819 16.28 0.71 14.69 18.69
Age T5 1778 22.29 0.65 21.03 24.10
Family environment T1
Family dysfunction 2043 1.77 0.36 1.00 3.67 P 12 1–4a 0.87
Parental warmth 2207 3.21 0.50 1.17 4.00 A 18 1–4b 0.91/0.91c
Parental rejection 2206 1.48 0.31 1.00 3.47 A 17 1–4b 0.84/0.83c
Parental overprotection 2206 1.86 0.38 1.00 3.50 A 12 1–4b 0.70/0.71c
Peer environment T1
Peer status 2165 3.10 0.69 1.00 5.00 A 4 1–5b 0.70
Peer affection 2168 3.99 0.48 1.00 5.00 A 8 1–5b 0.91
Family environment T3
Family dysfunction 1503 1.65 0.40 1.00 3.50 P 12 1–4a 0.85
Parental control 1650 2.20 0.94 0.00 4.00 A 5 0–4b 0.84/0.79c
Parental angry outbursts 1645 1.10 0.77 0.00 4.00 A 3 0–4b 0.78/0.76c
Parental guilt inducing 1638 0.29 0.50 0.00 4.00 A 3 0–4b 0.77/0.74c
Parental problem solving 1652 2.25 0.84 0.00 4.00 A 4 0–4b 0.77/0.77c
Peer environment T3
Peer support 1489 3.76 0.91 1.00 5.00 A 1 1–5b
Practical help peers 1493 3.17 1.06 1.00 5.00 A 1 1–5b
Peer fights 1493 1.45 0.49 1.00 5.00 A 1 1–5b
Multidimensional functioning T5
Positive functioning T5
Physical health 1498 3.19 0.81 1.00 4.00 A 1 1–4d
Positive affect 1497 3.51 0.54 1.00 5.00 A 10 1–5b 0.83
Happiness 1497 7.48 1.44 1.00 10.00 A 1 1–10e
Satisfaction 1512 6.54 1.44 0.00 9.00 A 6 0–9f 0.63
Positive social functioning 1605 1.67 0.39 0.00 2.00 P 4 0–2g 0.55
Personal achievement 1607 1.48 0.37 0.00 2.00 P 5 0–2g 0.63
Educational attainment 1524 3.72 0.91 1.00 5.00 A 2 1–5h
Daily occupation study/work 1523 2.79 0.57 1.00 3.00 A 4 1–3i
Negative functioning T5
Negative affect 1497 2.06 0.65 1.00 4.70 A 10 1–5b 0.89
Affective problems 1745 0.33 0.27 0.00 1.97 A + P 21 0–2g 0.89/0.88j
Attention problems 1746 0.37 0.29 0.00 1.77 A + P 13 0–2g 0.82/0.88j
Antisocial personality problems 1746 0.14 0.02 0.00 1.45 A + P 20 0–2g 0.73/0.84j
Avoidant personality problems 1745 0.27 0.09 0.00 1.86 A + P 7 0–2g 0.80/0.80j

A, adolescent; P, parent.

a

Strongly agree–strongly disagree.

b

Never–(almost) always/very often.

c

Reliability questionnaire about father/mother.

d

Bad–good.

e

Very unhappy–very happy.

f

Very unsatisfied–very satisfied.

g

Not true–very or often true.

h

Primary–university.

i

No occupation–full-time occupation.

j

Reliability adolescent/parent report.