Table 9 Mann–Whitney U tests investigating group differences for child school attendance and diagnosis of a mental health disorder, in relation to parental well-being
From: Parents of young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour who seek help – a psychosocial profile
Mann–Whitney U | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child was attending school at time 1 | Child has had formal diagnosis of mental health disorder | |||
Statistic | Yes | No | Yes | No |
n | 107 | 21 | 80 | 48 |
Median | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Mean ranks | 61.40 | 80.31 | 70.02 | 55.30 |
Sum of ranks | 6569.5 | 1686.5 | 5601.5 | 2654.5 |
U | 791.5 | 1478.5 | ||
z | −2.159 | −2.197 | ||
p | .031 | .028 | ||
r | .191 | .194 | ||