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Table 3 Means and standard deviations in the Eastern European (n = 1231), Western European (n = 447), Asian (n = 253) and MENA (n = 766) sample

From: A comparative study of parental knowledge and adaptation of immigrant youth

 

Mean (SD)

Parental knowledge

Anxiety

School achievement

First Generation

Asian

 Girls (n = 65)

−.02 (0.86)

6.59 (6.15)

4.28 (2.00)

 Boys (n = 63)

−.38 (0.95)

5.35 (5.28)

3.74 (2.10)

Eastern European

 Girls (n = 396)

.09 (.63)

5.60 (5.07)

4.23 (1.77)

 Boys (n = 365)

−.05 (.71)

3.42 (4.15)

3.62 (1.70)

Western European

 Girls (n = 87)

.22 (.65)

6.17 (5.75)

4.59 (1.73)

 Boys (n = 97)

.04 (0.73)

3.88 (4.58)

3.72 (1.87)

MENA

 Girls (n = 104)

−.06 (0.88)

6.14 (6.71)

4.28 (1.95)

 Boys (n = 168)

−.23 (0.85)

5.77 (6.42)

3.46 (1.87)

Second Generation

 Asian

  Girls (n = 30)

−.24 (1.00)

9.43 (7.06)

5.10 (2.48)

  Boys (n = 95)

−.39 (0.92)

5.03 (7.16)

4.05 (2.24)

 Eastern European

  Girls (n = 215)

.05 (.63)

5.76 (4.95)

4.51 (1.86)

  Boys (n = 255)

.08 (.68)

3.35 (4.67)

3.82 (1.68)

 Western European

  Girls (n = 137)

.20 (.53)

4.82 (4.41)

4.25 (1.70)

  Boys (n = 126)

.05 (.72)

3.48 (5.02)

3.67 (1.77)

 MENA

  Girls (n = 181)

.08 (.68)

4.09 (5.36)

4.22 (1.70)

  Boys (n = 313)

−.05 (0.82)

3.85 (5.82)

3.83 (1.83)