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Table 1 Sociodemographic variables of the study population (n = 342)

From: Cross-sectional relationship of perceived familial protective factors with depressive symptoms in vulnerable youth

 

N valid

n (%)

Female sex

337

162 (48.1)

Traditional familya

340

159 (46.8)

Familial protective factors

á…ŸAttachment to mother (good)

321

198 (61.7)

á…ŸAttachment to father (good)

316

159 (50.3)

á…ŸOpportunities for prosocial involvement (good)

324

173 (53.4)

á…ŸRewards for prosocial involvement (good)

323

166 (51.4)

Depressive Symptoms

337

104 (30.9)

á…ŸSometimes I think life is not worth it

332

97 (29.2)

á…ŸAll in all, I am inclined to think I am a failure

331

72 (21.2)

á…ŸIn the past year have you felt depressed or sad MOST days, even if you felt okay sometimes?

331

88 (26.6)

Age

310

M = 15.5 (SD = 1.2)

 ≤ 13

 

18 (5.8)

 14–15

 

120 (35.1)

 16–17

 

169 (49.4)

 ≥ 18

 

3 (0.9)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. atraditional family – living with both parents