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Table 2 ANOVA showing differences of having and not-having a natural mentor on mental health by orphan-types

From: Inverse association of natural mentoring relationship with distress mental health in children orphaned by AIDS

 

Orphan-types

 
 

No parents

 

Single-parents

 
 

Having natural mentor

Not having natural mentor

 

Having natural mentor

Not having natural mentor

 

Variables

n

M (SD)

n

M (SD)

F

n

M 11(SD)

n

M (SD)

F

Child abuse

258

2.76 (2.75)

61

3.57 (3.15)

4.12*

242

2.45(2.65)

100

3.62(3.18)

12.16**

Depression

260

9.99 (4.80)

61

10.59 (6.01)

0.7d

244

10.00(4.77)

100

10.86(4.95)

2.23d

Social discrimination

258

5.86 (3.55)

61

6.67 (5.04)

2.19d

243

5.35(3.93)

100

6.38(3.89)

4.86*

Anxiety

258

7.17 (4.37)

61

8.70 (5.78)

5.29*

242

6.40(4.30)

100

7.66(4.70)

5.75*

Parental/foster care

258

11.87 (6.19)

61

9.67 (6.17)

6.22*

243

12.60(5.59)

100

10.66(6.51)

7.77**

Self-esteem

260

15.50 (4.55)

61

13.89 (4.75)

6.12*

244

16.48(4.78)

100

15.35(5.01)

3.87*

Social support

258

8.53 (4.39)

61

6.85 (4.35)

7.23**

241

9.66(4.06)

100

7.51(4.44)

18.82**

Distress mental health factors

260

27.07 (10.92)

61

31.15 (14.91)

5.93*

244

25.60(11.52)

100

30.12(12.64)

10.30*

Positive mental health factors

260

35.72 (12.27)

61

30.33 (11.45)

9.77**

244

38.38(11.47)

100

33.38(12.33)

12.88**

  1. d not significant, *p < .05 **p < .01