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. 2021 Oct 4;18(19):10444. doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910444

Table 1.

Means, standard deviations, and range values, as well as between-sex differences results for internalizing and externalizing problems, aggressive and victimization bullying behaviors, and social skills.

Variables Total (N = 669) Boys (n = 284) Girls (n = 385) Between-Sex Differences *
M (SD) Range M (SD) Range M (SD) Range F(1667) p η 2
Internalizing problems 11.55 (6.06) 0.00–30.00 9.90 (5.67) 0.00–26.00 12.77 (6.07) 0.00–30.00 38.72 <0.001 0.055
Externalizing problems 8.37 (565) 0.00–36.00 9.01 (5.95) 0.00–36.00 7.89 (5.39) 0.00–36.00 6.46 0.011 0.010
Aggressive bullying behaviors 8.32 (2.47) 7.00–28.00 8.74 (2.74) 7.00–28.00 8.01 (2.20) 7.00–27.00 14.31 <0.001 0.021
Victimization bullying behaviors 9.38 (3.26) 7.00–28.00 9.36 (3.36) 7.00–28.00 9.39 (3.19) 7.00–28.00 0.02 0.886 <0.001
Communication skills 14.73 (3.03) 0.00–18.00 13.98 (3.40) 0.00–18.00 15.28 (2.59) 0.00–18.00 31.33 <0.001 0.045
Cooperation 15.67 (3.55) 0.00–21.00 14.75 (3.94) 0.00–21.00 16.34 (3.07) 0.00–21.00 34.51 <0.001 0.049
Assertiveness 11.67 (3.99) 0.00–21.00 11.46 (4.19) 0.00–21.00 11.83 (3.84) 0.00–21.00 1.39 0.240 0.002
Responsibility 16.81 (3.53) 0.00–21.00 15.86 (4.01) 0.00–21.00 17.51 (2.94) 0.00–21.00 37.66 <0.001 0.053
Empathy 14.29 (3.41) 0.00–18.00 13.14 (3.74) 0.00–18.00 15.13 (2.87) 0.00–18.00 60.93 <0.001 0.084
Engagement 14.36 (4.31) 0.00–21.00 14.07 (4.49) 0.00–21.00 14.58 (4.17) 0.00–21.00 2.36 0.125 0.004
Self-control 10.73 (3.71) 0.00–18.00 10.82 (3.98) 0.00–18.00 10.66 (3.51) 0.00–18.00 0.32 0.574 <0.001

Note. Values are reported for the total sample (N = 669), and for boys (n = 285) and for girls (n = 385), separately. * Data for univariate tests (Multivariate analysis, F(11,657) = 12.83, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.177).