Table 1.
Descriptive comparisons of Flourishing Scale scores by student characteristics, among Y7 COMPASS Study (2018–2019) participants.
| Flourishing Scale 1 Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | n (%) | Mean (SD) | F, t | p |
| Gender | ||||
| Boys (ref.) | 37,126 (50.4) | 32.64 (5.60) | 19.80 | <0.0001 |
| Girls | 36,546 (49.6) | 31.78 (5.75) | ||
| Grade | ||||
| 9 (ref.) | 17,294 (23.5) | 32.14 (5.67) | 362.47 | <0.0001 |
| 10 | 17,201 (23.3) | 31.86 (5.63) | ||
| 11 | 15,940 (21.6) | 31.77 (5.69) | ||
| 12 | 9357 (12.7) | 31.29 (5.86) | ||
| Other 2 | 13,891 (18.9) | 33.83 (5.43) | ||
| Ethno-Racial Identity | ||||
| Non-racialized (ref.) | 51,017 (69.1) | 32.63 (5.53) | 30.88 | <0.0001 |
| Racialized | 22,822 (30.9) | 31.18 (6.00) | ||
| Weekly Spending Money | ||||
| CAD 0 or “don’t know” (ref.) | 24,669 (33.6) | 31.83 (5.93) | 51.98 | <0.0001 |
| CAD 1–20 | 17,744 (24.2) | 32.26 (5.55) | ||
| CAD 21–100 | 16,793 (22.9) | 32.51 (5.41) | ||
| CAD 100+ | 14,216 (19.3) | 32.35 (5.88) | ||
| Province | ||||
| Alberta (ref.) | 3301 (4.4) | 31.63 (5.79) | 664.79 | <0.0001 |
| British Columbia | 10,402 (14.0) | 30.95 (5.75) | ||
| Ontario | 30,675 (41.2) | 31.54 (5.82) | ||
| Québec | 30,123 (40.4) | 33.31 (5.41) | ||
| Total sample | 74,501 (100.0) | 32.19 (5.72) | ||
Note. ref. = reference category; SD = standard deviation. 1 Higher scores indicate greater psychological wellbeing. 2 Includes Secondaire I and II in Québec.