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Table 3 Multivariate 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)

0.11 (-0.05–0.27)

0.19

0.49

0.01 (-0.15–0.17)

0.90

0.57

Family structure (Ref. Other)

      

Single parent

----

----

 

----

----

 

Nuclear

----

----

 

----

----

 

Age

-0.03 (-0.07–0.011)

0.14

 

-0.04 (-0.08–0.01)

0.09

 

Family Affluence Scale

-0.01 (-0.05–0.02)

0.48

 

0.01 (-0.03–0.04)

0.65

 

Apgar score

----

----

 

0.02 (0.01–0.04)*

0.00

 

Network variables

      

Social activity

0.03 (-0.01–0.06)

0.13

 

0.01 (-0.01–0.03)

0.43

 

Popularity

0.06 (0.02–0.11)*

0.00

 

0.04 (0.01–0.07)*

0.02

 

Reciprocity

-0.03 (-0.47–0.42)

0.90

 

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----

 

Homophily

----

----

 

-1.27 (-2.21 - -0.34)*

0.01

 

Academic performance of friends

0.77 (0.62–0.92)*

0.00

 

0.79 (0.63–0.95)*

0.00

 

Network size

0.01 (-0.06–0.08)

0.78

 

-0.03 (-0.06–0.01)

0.11

 

Network density

----

----

 

-0.01 (-0.01–0.0003)

0.07

 

Cluster of friends

-0.004 (-0.008–0.0)

0.10

 

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----

 

Centrality

-0.003 (-0.009–0.0)

0.33

 

0.003 (-0.003–0.008)

0.32

 
  1. * Statistically significant association (p < 0.05)