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Table 1 Comparisons of mean scores of AYMH scale by different variables

From: Validation of the Arab Youth Mental Health scale as a screening tool for depression/anxiety in Lebanese children

Variable

Total Sample

Girls

Boys

 

N(%)

Mean

p-value

Mean

p-value

Mean

p-value

Age

  

.250

 

.071

 

.520

9-10

40 (26.3)

33.85

 

34.74

 

33.05

 

11

27 (17.8)

32.12

 

30.73

 

33.13

 

12

41 (27.0)

36.33

 

37.73

 

35.45

 

13

26 (17.1)

36.09

 

38.62

 

32.80

 

14

18 (11.8)

35.06

 

31.43

 

37.36

 

Gender

  

.472

    

Boy

84 (54.9)

34.19

     

Girl

69 (45.1)

35.17

     

Happiness

  

<.001*

 

.004*

 

.008*

Too much

33 (21.6)

32.69 A

 

35.81 AB

 

29.56 A

 

Happy

57 (37.3)

33.51 A

 

31.36 A

 

34.94 AB

 

A little bit

52 (34.0)

35.20 A

 

36.43 AB

 

34.12 AB

 

Not happy

11 (7.2)

43.28 B

 

46.25 B

 

41.57 B

 

Self-rate health

  

.002*

 

.006*

 

.189

Very good

26 (17.0)

30.54 A

 

30.56 A

 

30.53

 

Good

81 (52.9)

33.97 AB

 

33.17 A

 

34.48

 

Fair

30 (19.6)

37.34 B

 

37.63 AB

 

37.00

 

Poor/very poor

16 (10.5)

39.00 B

 

41.40 B

 

35.00

 

Self-rated mental health

  

<.001*

 

<.001*

 

.009*

Very good

20 (13.1)

27.40 A

 

26.63 A

 

27.92 A

 

Good

59 (38.6)

33.84 B

 

33.31 AB

 

34.28 AB

 

Fair

46 (30.1)

35.67 BC

 

36.83 BC

 

34.79 AB

 

Poor/very poor

28 (18.3)

40.04 C

 

41.84 C

 

38.36 B

 

Worried/afraid about future

  

.010*

 

.358

 

.035*

Agree

95 (62.1)

35.92 A

 

36.05

 

35.81 A

 

Not sure

30 (19.6)

34.40 AB

 

34.31

 

34.50 AB

 

Disagree

28 (18.3)

30.56 B

 

31.17

 

30.38 B

 

Not enjoying life

  

<.001*

 

<.001*

 

.010*

Agree

45 (29.4)

38.55 A

 

40.05 A

 

37.29 A

 

Not sure

33 (51.0)

37.30 A

 

39.17 A

 

36.06 AB

 

Disagree

75 (49.0)

31.16 B

 

30.76 B

 

31.50 B

 
  1. * Significant differences at the 5% level. Followed by Bonferroni's pairwise comparisons where similar letters indicate no difference between groups