Girls | Boys | Total | Test statistics | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 224 (50.9) | 216 (49.1) | 440 | |
Age | 16.18 (1.57) | 16.28 (1.61) | 16.23 (1.59) | ns |
School type | χ2 (4. N = 440) = 13.23; p = .01; Cramer’s V = .17 | |||
Secondary school | 17.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | |
Intermediate secondary school | 18.8 | 16.2 | 17.5 | |
Comprehensive school | 11.6 | 6.9 | 9.3 | |
Grammar school | 22.8 | 16.2 | 19.5 | |
Vocational school | 29.0 | 44.9 | 36.8 | |
Grade repetition (yes) | 36.1 | 38.3 | 37.2 | ns |
Country of origin | ns | |||
Former Soviet Union | 50.5 | 54.5 | 52.5 | |
Poland | 9.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |
Arabic-Islamic countries | 6.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 | |
Turkey | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | |
Former Yugoslavia | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.9 | |
Middle- and West Europe | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
Other | 7.3 | 7.0 | 14.3 | |
Mental health | ||||
Internalization problems | 5.08 (3.11) | 3.46 (2.61) | 4.29 (2.99) | F(1. 439) = 35.86; p = .000; η2 = .08 |
Externalization problems | 5.22 (2.93) | 5.19 (2.98) | 5.21 (2.95) | ns |