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Table 1 Means and standard deviations of the primary variables in the study

From: Examining how and why polygenic dopamine composite levels moderate adolescents’ vulnerability to peer victimization

Variable

Girls (n = 197)

Boys (n = 196)

t test

 

M/%

SD/N

M/%

SD/N

 

Age

14.72

0.84

14.67

0.90

− 0.54

SES

4.57

1.21

4.61

1.55

0.28

Peer victimization

1.60

0.48

1.63

0.47

0.65

Polygenic dopamine composite

1.76

0.81

1.70

0.79

− 0.71

Emotion dysregulation

2.63

0.52

2.53

0.45

− 2.10a

Externalizing problems

1.34

0.32

1.51

0.40

4.84b

COMT

Val158Met

Val/Val (2)

52.3

103

55.1

108

Val/Met (1)

42.1

83

39.3

77

Met/Met (0)

5.6

11

5.6

11

DRD2

-141C Ins/Del

Del/Del (2)

2.0

4

0.5

1

Del/Ins (1)

25.4

50

19.9

39

Ins/Ins (0)

72.6

143

79.6

156

  1. ap < 0.05
  2. bp < 0.001