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Table 3 Gender-specific for comparison of environmental factors between HTs and controls (N = 3990)

From: Gender differences in the prevalence and impact factors of hysterical tendencies in adolescents from three eastern Chinese provinces

Variables

Males (M ± SD)

Females (M ± SD)

HTs (n = 614)

Controls (n = 1228)

P valuea

HTs (n = 715)

Controls (n = 1433)

P valuea

Social adjustment status

 Emotional adaptation

17.2 ± 3.9

17.7 ± 3.6

0.012

17.1 ± 3.6

17.8 ± 3.3

< 0.001

 Social adaptation

16.9 ± 4.0

17.1 ± 3.5

0.239

17.0 ± 3.4

17.5 ± 3.3

0.003

 Study and life adaptation

13.0 ± 3.9

13.1 ± 3.5

0.532

12.8 ± 3.5

13.5 ± 3.2

< 0.001

School environment status

 Teacher-student relationship

  Intimacy

18.4 ± 5.4

18.9 ± 5.3

0.047

18.3 ± 4.9

19.1 ± 4.9

0.001

  Support

13.2 ± 3.8

14.1 ± 3.6

< 0.001

13.3 ± 3.6

14.3 ± 3.4

< 0.001

  Satisfaction

14.6 ± 3.6

15.5 ± 3.3

< 0.001

14.7 ± 3.1

15.4 ± 2.9

< 0.001

  Conflict

16.2 ± 6.0

15.8 ± 6.0

0.137

14.7 ± 5.6

13.7 ± 5.1

< 0.001

 Peer relationship

  Social emotion

22.1 ± 5.9

22.8 ± 5.2

0.014

22.8 ± 5.4

23.0 ± 4.5

0.374

  Interpersonal interaction

18.6 ± 5.5

18.9 ± 4.7

0.197

19.0 ± 4.7

18.9 ± 4.0

0.740

  Interpersonal harmony

22.6 ± 6.6

23.0 ± 5.8

0.182

23.3 ± 6.1

23.3 ± 5.4

0.965

Family environment status

 Relationships dimensions

  Cohesion

6.1 ± 1.9

6.8 ± 2.0

< 0.001

6.4 ± 2.2

7.1 ± 2.0

< 0.001

  Expressiveness

4.8 ± 1.6

5.0 ± 1.6

0.007

5.2 ± 1.7

5.4 ± 1.6

0.022

  Conflict

3.6 ± 2.1

3.0 ± 2.0

< 0.001

3.5 ± 2.0

2.9 ± 1.9

< 0.001

 Personal growth dimensions

  Independence

4.8 ± 1.7

5.2 ± 1.6

< 0.001

4.7 ± 1.6

5.1 ± 1.5

< 0.001

  Achievement orientation

5.2 ± 1.6

5.8 ± 1.7

< 0.001

5.2 ± 1.7

5.6 ± 1.7

< 0.001

  Intellectual-cultural orientation

4.0 ± 1.8

4.3 ± 1.9

0.010

4.3 ± 1.7

4.4 ± 1.9

0.777

  Active-recreational orientation

4.6 ± 1.9

4.7 ± 2.0

0.408

4.7 ± 2.1

4.9 ± 2.1

0.044

  Moral-religious emphasis

5.2 ± 1.5

5.5 ± 1.5

< 0.001

5.5 ± 1.5

5.8 ± 1.5

< 0.001

 System maintenance dimensions

  Organization

5.7 ± 1.7

6.0 ± 1.8

< 0.001

5.8 ± 2.9

6.2 ± 1.8

< 0.001

  Control

4.1 ± 1.7

4.2 ± 1.8

0.056

4.2 ± 1.9

4.2 ± 1.9

0.770

HADS-A score

5.9 ± 2.4

3.5 ± 1.6

< 0.001

7.8 ± 2.8

3.8 ± 2.3

< 0.001

HADS-D score

4.1 ± 2.0

3.9 ± 2.1

0.065

7.2 ± 2.6

3.6 ± 1.8

< 0.001

  1. Bold values are those that reach statistical significance (P < 0.05)
  2. M ± SD mean ± standard deviation, HTs hysterical tendencies, HADS hospital anxiety and depression scale, HADS-A HADS-anxiety, HADS-D HADS-depression
  3. aIndependent t tests