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Table 1 Mean and standard deviation (SD) for the main variables in the sample

From: School functioning and internalizing problems in young schoolchildren

 

All

Girls

Boys

Gender differences

N = 750

N = 435

N = 315

p-value

Academic achievement (T)a

11.81 (3.33)

12.11 (3.36)

11.38 (3.25)

0.003

School adaptation (T)a

12.15 (2.46)

12.86 (2.32)

11.17 (2.32)

< 0.001

Internalizing problems (T)a

2.57 (2.61)

2.46 (2.57)

2.73 (2.64)

0.166

Anxiety symptoms (S)b

63.60 (13.60)

66.53 (12.78)

59.55 (13.68)

< 0.001

Depression- symptoms (S)b

9.92 (4.89)

10.34 (4.92)

9.35 (4.79)

0.006

  1. Note: Academic achievement = TRF/ASEBA (Range 4–20); School adaptation = TRF/ASEBA (Range 5–20); Internalizing problems = BPM-T (Range 0–12); Anxiety symptoms = MASC (Range 0–105); Depression symptoms = SMFQ (Range 0–26); (T) = Teacher rated; (S) = Self-report; a = High values indicate good performance; b = Higher values indicate more problems or symptoms
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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