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Table 18
Percentages, Significant and Near Significant (< .10) Chi-Square Tests of Frequency in Adolescent Depression Constructs
by Gender in Grade 8, and in Grade 11, N = 332
Category / Subcategory
BOYS
%
Grade 8
n = 114
GIRLS
%
X2
(1, N = 114)
BOYS
oh
Grade 11
n = 218
GIRLS
oh
Chapter IV: Results
X 2
(1, N = 218)
Depressed Mood 80.0% 88.1% 2.72, p = .10
Depressed Appearance 18.8% 33.3% 2.99, p = .08 7.0% 16.9% 4.94, p = .03
Hopelessness 16.7% 6.1% 3.32, p =. 07
Fatigue or Loss of Energy 16.7% 6.1% 3.32, p = .07
Low Self-Worth/Guilt 12.5% 39.4% 9.96, p = .00
Suicidal 12.0% 21.2% 3.24, p = .07
Social Impairment 60.0% 78.0% 8.28, p = .00
Perceived Disconnection 14.6% 34.8% 5.89, p = .02 14.0% 22.9% 2.80, p = .09
Aggression/Bullied 2.1% 16.7% 6.28, p = .01
Retardation/Agitation 6.0% 19.5% 8.54, p = .00
Quiet 5.0% 17.8% 8.44, p = .00
Anxiety Symptoms 16.0% 26.3% 3.38, p = .07
Masking/Stigma 2.1% 10.6% 3.09, p = .08 4.0% 10.2% 3.03, p = .08