Table 2 Bivariate associations of academic performance with sociodemographic and network variables
From: Academic performance and social networks of adolescents in a caribbean city in Colombia
Variables | Girls | Boys | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β (95% CI) | p-value | Cohen’s f2 | β (95% CI) | p-value | Cohen’s f2 | |
School location (Ref. Rural) | 0.56 (0.40–0.71)* | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.45 (0.29–0.61)* | 0.00 | 0.08 |
Family structure (Ref. Other) | ||||||
Single parent | -0.05 (-0.29–0.20) | 0.72 | 0.00 | -0.13 (-0.43–0.17) | 0.39 | 0.00 |
Nuclear | -0.01 (-0.24–0.22) | 0.93 | -0.11 (-0.39–0.17) | 0.44 | ||
Age | -0.08 (-0.13 - -0.04)* | 0.00 | 0.03 | -0.10 (-0.15 - -0.06)* | 0.00 | 0.05 |
Family Affluence Scale | 0.04 (-0.01–0.08) | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 (0.001–0.08)* | 0.046 | 0.01 |
Apgar score | 0.01 (-0.01–0.02) | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.03 (0.01–0.05)* | 0.001 | 0.03 |
Network variables | ||||||
Social activity | 0.01 (-0.001–0.02) | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 (-0.002–0.02) | 0.108 | 0.01 |
Popularity | 0.03 (0.01–0.04)* | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 (-0.001–0.03) | 0.060 | 0.01 |
Reciprocity | 0.19 (-0.11–0.49) | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.20 (-0.15–0.54) | 0.260 | 0.00 |
Homophily | -0.15 (-1.44–1.15) | 0.83 | 0.00 | -1.70 (-2.79 - -0.61)* | 0.002 | 0.02 |
Academic performance of friends | 0.84 (0.71–0.97)* | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.91 (0.77–1.06)* | 0.000 | 0.40 |
Network size | 0.01 (0.002–0.02)* | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 (0.002–0.03)* | 0.019 | 0.01 |
Network density | -0.002 (-0.01–0.002) | 0.34 | 0.00 | -0.01 (-0.01 - -0.004)* | 0.000 | 0.04 |
Cluster of friends | 0.001 (0.001–0.01)* | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.003 (-0.00–0.001) | 0.464 | 0.00 |
Centrality | 0.004 (0.001–0.007)* | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.008 (0.005–0.011)* | 0.000 | 0.06 |