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Appendices
APPENDIX Bl: Table B1-5: Percentages and Chi-Square Tests for Adolescent Depression
Constructs by Gender in Grade 8, and in Grade 11
Table B1-5
Percentages and Chi-Square Tests in Adolescent Depression Constructs by Gender in Grade 8
and in Grade 11, N=332
Grade 8
Grade 11
n= 114
n = 2 1 8
Category
Subcategory
BOYS GIRLS
%
X2
(1, N= 114)
BOYS
%
GIRLS
%
X2
(1, N= 218)
Depressed Mood 93.8% 87.9% 1.10,p =.30 80.0% 88.1% 2.72,p = .10
Sadness 66.7% 63.6% .11,p =.74 60.0% 63.6% .29,p = .59
Irritability 37.5% 39.4% .04,p =.84 30.0% 39.0% 1.92,p = .17
Moody 6.3% 7.6% .08,p =.78 6.0% 11.0% 1.71,p^.19
Inner Pain 22.9% 12.1% 2.33,p =.13 6.0% 11.0% 1.71,p^.19
Depressed Appearance
Depressed Cognitions
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 20.0% 15.3% .85,p = .36
Unmotivated 20.8% 10.6% 2.29,p = .13 11.0% 16.9% 1.57,p = .21
Pessimism 12.5% 10.6% .10,p = .75 5.0% 5.9% .09,p = .76
Appetite/Wt/Sleep Changes 6.3% 7.6% .08,p = .78 8.0% 11.9% .89,p = .35
Fatigue or Loss of Energy 16.7% 6.1% 3.32,p = .07 8.0% 14.4% 2.19,p = .14
Low Self-Worth/Guilt 12.5% 39.4% 9.96,p = .00 22.0% 28.0% 1.02,p = .31
Indecisiveness/Impaired
Concentration and
Attention
20.8% 18.2% .13,p = .72 10.0% 15.3% 1.34,p = .25
Feel Trapped 6.3% 4.5% .16,p = .69 4.0% 7.6% 1.27,p = .26
Suicidal 20.8% 33.3% 2.15,p =.14 12.0% 21.2% 3.24,p = .07
Social Impairment 60.4% 71.2% 1.46,p -.23 60.0% 78.0% 8.28,p = .00
Behavioral
Disconnection
35.4% 48.5% 1.94,p -.16 39.0% 44.1% .57,p = .45
Perceived
Disconnection
14.6% 34.8% 5.89,p = .02 14.0% 22.9% 2.80,p = .09
Lonely 37.5% 33.3% .21,p = .65 30.0% 39.8% 2.29,p = .13
Aggression/Bullied 2.1% 16.7% 6.28,p = .01 6.0% 7.6% .22,p = .64
Functional
Impairment/Distress
16.7% 12.1% .48,p = .49 15.0% 11.0% .77,p = .38
Retardation/Agitation 12.5% 13.6% .03,p = .86 6.0% 19.5% 8.54,p = .00
Quiet 12.5% 13.6% .03,p^.86 5.0% 17.8% 8.44,p = .00
Anxiety Symptoms 14.6% 16.7% .09,p = .76 16.0% 26.3% 3.38, p = .07
Fear 4.2% 9.1% 1.03,p = .31 7.0% 12.7% 1.95,p = .16
Anxious/Stressed 10.4% 9.1% .06,p = .81 11.0% 17.8% 2.00,p = .16
Substance Use 6.3% 10.6% .66,p = .42 3.0% 5.9% 1.06,p = .30
Contextual/Causal 22.9% 30.3% .77,p = .38 22.0% 16.9% .89,p = .35
Masking/Stigma 2.1% 10.6% 3.09, p = .08 4.0% 10.2% 3.03,p = .08
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