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Table 3 Differences in mean scores in the index a - and reference b group, with corresponding p-value, regarding mental health in reports by teachers (TRF), parents (CBCL) and children (SDQ)

From: Multi-informant reports of mental health in Swedish-born children of immigrants and children born to non-immigrants – the SESBiC-study

 

Immigrant status

Boys

Girls

     

t-test of equality of means

   

t-test of equality of means

  

n

Mean

SD

Sig. (2-tailed)

n

Mean

SD

Sig. (2-tailed)

Teacher (TRF)

         

 Internalizing

Index groupa

53

1.96

2.78

.878

34

2.68

3.05

.171

 

Reference groupb

323

1.90

3.02

 

364

1.91

3.09

 

 Externalizing

Index groupa

53

4.87

6.53

.475

34

0.94

1.37

.311

 

Reference groupb

323

4.17

6.77

 

364

1.23

2.94

 

 Total

Index groupa

53

15.00

15.43

.388

34

5.62

5.05

.802

 

Reference groupb

323

13.00

15.97

 

364

5.37

8.15

 

Parent (CBCL)

         

 Internalizing

Index groupa

53

4.45

4.06

.700

34

7.00

5.09

.026

 

Reference groupb

323

4.22

4.53

 

364

4.89

5.03

 

 Externalizing

Index groupa

53

6.34

5.84

.287

34

4.35

5.04

.685

 

Reference groupb

323

5.39

6.76

 

364

3.99

4.63

 

 Total

Index groupa

53

15.96

11.73

.389

34

15.97

12.68

.112

 

Reference groupb

323

14.39

15.18

 

364

12.30

11.63

 

Children (SDQ)

         

 Internalizing

Index groupa

53

1.83

1.54

.545

34

2.21

1.47

.040

 

Reference groupb

323

1.97

1.78

 

364

2.78

1.97

 

 Externalizing

Index groupa

53

1.72

1.47

.786

34

1.47

1.16

.590

 

Reference groupb

323

1.78

1.58

 

364

1.36

1.21

 

 Total

Index groupa

53

11.06

5.84

.752

34

8.44

4.61

.020

 

Reference groupb

323

11.33

6.27

 

364

10.48

5.60

 
  1. a= Children of immigrants.
  2. b= Children of non-immigrant parents.
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