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. 2021 Dec 19;21:2299. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12278-3

Table 3.

Effect of Discover on Outcomes in Group A

Baseline Endline
Mean (SD)1 Mean (SD)1 β p-value Effect size2
Adaptive Social Emotional Mindsets/Skills
Growth Mindset 20.3 (2.3) 20.4 (2.6) 0.06 0.407 0.02
Purpose 15.3 (2.8) 15.3 (2.6) 0.00 1.00 0.33
Goal Orientation 46.6 (4.9) 46.5 (5.2) -0.11 0.422 0.03
Curiosity 31.0 (4.1) 31.2 (4.2) 0.23 0.302 0.30
Persistence 29.2 (3.5) 29.3 (3.7) 0.05 0.448 0.17
Self-Efficacy 92.6 (13.1) 97.5 (11.5) 4.93 0.001** 0.02
Technology Perceptions 20.5 (5.8) 23.0 (4.9) 2.50 <0.001*** 0.14
Teamwork 39.9 (6.6) 41.3 (6.0) 1.33 0.023* 0.07
Empathy 17.4 (4.9) 17.8 (4.7) 0.74 0.036* 0.17
Gender Norms, Beliefs & Behaviors 6.4 (2.0) 7.3 (2.2) 0.87 0.000*** 0.12
Generosity 31.9 (4.0) 31.6 (4.1) -0.27 0.265 -0.22
Bullying 1.8 (1.8) 1.3 (1.4) -0.52 0.001** -0.09
Psychological Assessment
Internalizing Symptoms 5.7 (7.4) 4.4 (6.5) -1.33 <0.001*** -0.17
Externalizing Symptoms 3.2 (2.0) 3.0 (1.8) -0.20 0.205 -0.10

1Mean of summative scores for measures

*p <0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001; significant p-values are bolded

2Effect size estimate (Cohens’s d) was calculated as the difference between the standardized mean change for the treatment group in comparison to the control group (Group A)