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Means and standard deviations of parent-adolescent communication and depressive symptoms according gender.
| Variable | Boys | Girls | t | p | Cohen’s d |
| Father communication | 9.66 (2.88) | 9.66 (2.88) | 0.10 | 0.924 | 0.00 |
| Mother communication | 10.51 (2.77) | 11.28 (2.79) | −14.72 | <0.001 | −0.28 |
| Depressive symptoms | 9.82 (3.76) | 10.26 (3.63) | −6.49 | <0.001 | −0.12 |
NBoys = 5,711, NGirls = 5,744.
