Psychology: Research and Review
Table 2 Bivariate analysis (Χ 2) of study independent variables and 1) having or not a chronic condition (CC), and 2) CC affecting or not participation/regular attendance in school
Adolescents | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Background | Without CC | With CC | Total | χ 2 | Df | |||
N | % | N | % | |||||
Gender | Boy | 1797 | 47.8 | 395 | 44.7 | 2192 | 2.709 | 1 |
Girl | 1966 | 52.2 | 489 | 55.3 | 2455 | (p = 0.100) | ||
“Perception of school competence” | Very good | 325 | 8.7 | 81 | 9.2 | 406 | 0.346 | |
Good | 1415 | 37.9 | 331 | 37.6 | 1746 | (p = 0.951) | 3 | |
Average | 1781 | 47.7 | 416 | 47.3 | 2197 | |||
Bellow average | 210 | 5.6 | 52 | 5.9 | 262 | |||
“Feeling pressure with homework” | None | 802 | 21.6 | 148 | 17 | 950 | 17.478*** | 3 |
A few | 1092 | 29.4 | 244 | 28 | 1336 | (p = 0.001) | ||
Some | 1390 | 37.4 | 343 | 39.4 | 1733 | |||
A lot | 428 | 11.5 | 135 | 15.5 | 563 | |||
CC Does not Affect School | CC Affects School | Total | χ 2 | Df | ||||
N | % | N | % | |||||
Gender | Boy | 566 | 48.0 | 99 | 50.3 | 665 | 0.354 | 1 |
Girl | 614 | 52.0 | 98 | 49.7 | 712 | (p = 0.552) | ||
Perception of school competence | Very good | 103 | 8.8 | 19 | 9.7 | 122 | 10.964* | 3 |
Good | 426 | 36.4 | 61 | 31.3 | 487 | (p = 0.012) | ||
Average | 567 | 48.4 | 90 | 46.2 | 657 | |||
Bellow average | 75 | 6.4 | 25 | 12.8 | 100 | |||
“Feeling pressure with homework” | None | 223 | 19.2 | 34 | 17.5 | 257 | 6.068 | 3 |
A few | 342 | 29.5 | 51 | 26.3 | 393 | (p = 0.108) | ||
Some | 429 | 37 | 68 | 35.1 | 497 | |||
A lot | 166 | 14.3 | 41 | 21.1 | 207 | |||