Table 1.
Basic characteristics and comparison between waves
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 5 | Wave 7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2,252 | N = 956 | N = 2,070 | N = 491 | N = 481 | ||||||
| Child’s age | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| 6–11 | 1,618 | 71.8 | 742 | 77.6 | 1,643 | 79.4 | 350 | 71.3 | 326 | 67.8 |
| 12–17 | 634 | 28.2 | 214 | 22.4 | 427 | 20.6 | 141 | 28.7 | 155 | 32.2 |
| Child's gender | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Male | 860 | 38.2 | 424 | 44.4 | 850 | 41.1 | 199 | 40.5 | 234 | 48.6 |
| Female | 1,392 | 61.8 | 532 | 55.6 | 1220 | 58.9 | 292 | 59.5 | 247 | 51.4 |
| Mental health outcomes | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Emotional well-being | 72.6 | 20.2 | 74.4 | 20.4 | 76.3 | 19.3 | 72.6 | 23.0 | 72.9 | 20.6 |
| Self-esteem | 54.7 | 26.9 | 62.0 | 25.4 | 58.0 | 25.4 | 56.2 | 27.7 | 60.3 | 24.8 |