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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Does a lower self-concept contribute to mental health disparities of diverse immigrant youth from middle childhood to late adolescence?

Variable

Immigrant (n = 782)

Non-immigrant (n = 1057)

Sex (female, %)

47.4

51.5

Age in years, mean (SD)

14.08 (2.99)

14.03 (3.06)

Parental SES (%)

  

 Highest (14–19 years)

23.5

30.4

 High (12–13 years)

23.1

30.4

 Medium (10–11 years)

35.5

34.1

 Low (up to 9 years)

17.9

5.1

ISCED School Type (%)

  

 ISCED-1 (Primary School)

44.0

32.6

 ISCED-2 (Lower Secondary)

31.8

19.1

 ISCED-3 (Upper Secondary)

24.2

48.3

Migration status, n (%)

  

 First Generation

130 (16.6)

–

 Second Generation

614 (78.5)

–

 Third Generation

38 (4.9)

–

  1. SES, Parental socio-economic status was defined by parents’ highest number of schooling years. The migration status refers to the child or adolescent reporting a history of immigration. For ISCED School Type, we classified schools that youth of our sample attended according to the “International Standard Classification of Education” [74]
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BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

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