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APPENDIX Cl: Table C1-6: Percentages and Chi-Square Tests in Frequency for
Table C1-6
Adolescent Depression Constructs by Grade Level in Boys, and in Girls
Appendices
Percentages and Chi-Square Tests of Frequency in Adolescent Depression Constructs by Grade
Level in Boys, and in Girls, N = 332
Category
Subcategory
Grade 8
n = 48
Boys
n= 148
Grade
11
n = 100
x2
(1, N= 148)
Grade
8
n = 66
Girls
n= 184
Grade 11
n = 118
x2
(1,N= 184)
Depressed Mood 93.8% 80.0% 4.67,p = .03 87.9% 88.1% .00, p = .96
Sadness 66.7% 60.0% .61, p = .43 63.6% 63.6% .00, p = .99
Irritability 37.5% 30.0% .83, p = .36 39.4% 39.0% .00, p = .96
Moody 6.3% 6.0% .00,p = .95 7.6% 11.0% .57,p = .45
Inner Pain 22.9% 6.0% 9.13,p = .00 12.1% 11.0% .05, p = .82
Depressed Appearance 18.8% 7.0% 4.64,p = .03 33.3% 16.9% 6.45,p = .01
Depressed Cognitions
Hopelessness 16.7% 20.0% .24, p = .63 6.1% 15.3% 3.40, p = .07
Unmotivated 20.8% 11.0% 2.58, p = .11 10.6% 16.9% 1.36,p = .24
Pessimism 12.5% 5.0% 2.65, p = .10 10.6% 5.9% 1.32, p = .25
Appetite/Wt/Sleep Changes 6.3% 8.0% .14,p = .70 7.6% 11.9% .84,p = .36
Fatigue or Loss of Energy 16.7% 8.0% 2.53, p = .11 6.1% 14.4% 2.92, p = .09
Low Self-Worth/Guilt 12.5% 22.0% 1.91, p = .17 39.4% 28.0% 2.54, p = .11
Indecisiveness/Impaired 20.8% 10.0% 3.26, p = .07 18.2% 15.3% .2'7,p = .61
Concentration and Attention
Feel Trapped 6.3% 4.0% .36, p = .55 4.5% 7.6% .66,p = .42
Suicidal 20.8% 12.0% 2.00, p = .16 33.3% 21.2% 3.28, p = .07
Social Impairment 60.4% 60.0% .00,p = .96 71.2% 78.0% 1.05,p = .31
Behavioral Disconnection 35.4% 39.0% .18,p = .67 48.5% 44.1% .33, p = .56
Perceived Disconnection 14.6% 14.0% .01, p = .92 34.8% 22.9% 3.06,p = .08
Lonely 37.5% 30.0% .83,p = .36 33.3% 39.8% .76, p = .38
Aggression/Bullied 2.1% 6.0% 1.10,p = .29 16.7% 7.6% 3.57, p = .06
Functional 16.7% 15.0% .07, p = .79 12.1% 11.0% .05, p= .82
Impairment/Distress
Retardation/Agitation 12.5% 6.0% 1.84,p = .18 13.6% 19.5% 1.01,p = .32
Quiet 12.5% 5.0% 2.65, p = .10 13.6% 17.8% .54, p = .46
Anxiety Symptoms 14.6% 16.0% .05, p = .82 16.7% 26.3% 2.22, p = .14
Fear 4.2% 7.0% .46, p = .50 9.1% 12.7% .55, p = .46
Anxious/Stressed 10.4% 11.0% .01,p = .92 9.1% 17.8% 2.56,p = .11
Substance Use 6.3% 3.0% .88, p = .35 10.6% 5.9% 1.32, p = .25
Contextual/Causal 22.9% 22.0% .02, p = .90 30.3% 16.9% 4.44,p = .04
Masking/Stigma 2.1% 4.0% .37, p = .55 10.6% 10.2% .01,p= .93
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