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Table 2 Mean and standard deviations of machismo for sociodemographic and violence variables at baseline

From: Evaluation of the lights4violence program: reduction in machismo and acceptance of violence among adolescents in Europe

 

Girls

Boys

Control

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Pre-test

Post-test

 

Pre-test

Post-test

 

Pre-test

Post-test

 

Pre-test

Post-test

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Age

  <  = 13 years

5.3 (5.9)

4.4 (4.5)

0.10

5.4 (5.8)

5.8 (6.6)

0.49

8.6 (7.3)

7.0 (6.5)

0.06

8.7 (8.2)

9.3 (8.4)

0.44

 > 13 years

5.8 (5.8)

6.1 (5.8)

0.73

6.5 (5.8)

6.5 (6.8)

0.81

12.0 (8.8)

11.2 (8.2)

0.19

11.2 (7.9)

11.2 (8.9)

0.98

Mother’s education

 Primary and lower

7.8 (8.4)

6.3 (7.3)

0.29

8.7 (7.8)

8.7 (8.9)

0.97

15.0 (10.6)

13.0 (8.3)

0.24

12.9 (9.6)

12.5 (11.2)

0.81

 Secondary-superior

5.5 (5.3)

5.5 (3.3)

0.85

5.6 (5.3)

5.9 (6.2)

0.47

10.4 (8.0)

9.6 (7.8)

0.08

9.5 (7.7)

9.9 (8.0)

0.32

Dating violence experience

 I have never been in a dating relationship

4.7 (4.5)

4.8 (4.6)

0.84

5.1 (5.3)

5.7 (6.5)

0.21

8.6 (7.8)

7.5 (7.0)

0.08

8.6 (6.6)

9.8 (8.2)

0.23

 Yes

7.7 (6.6)

7.7 (7.3)

1

8.6 (7.2)

8.2 (7.9)

0.69

15.4 (8.6)

12.1 (6.8)

0.019*

13.1 (8.6)

12.1 (8.4)

0.23

 No

6.0 (6.3)

5.4 (5.3)

0.31

5.6 (5.1)

5.9 (6.3)

0.60

11.2 (8.3)

11.1 (8.5)

0.93

10.1 (8.6)

10.2 (9.1)

0.84

Parents social support

 <  = 54

6.6 (5.8)

6.2 (6.0)

0.34

7.1 (6.3)

7.2 (7.0)

0.75

11.5 (8.0)

11.4 (8.0)

0.80

11.6 (8.1)

11.5 (8.6)

0.82

 > 54

4.8 (5.3)

4.8 (4.9)

0.83

5.0 (5.0)

5.3 (6.3)

0.56

10.4 (8.9)

8.6 (7.6)

0.017*

8.9 (7.9)

9.5 (8.7)

0.32

Teachers social support

 Low <  = 50

6.0 (5.8)

5.8 (5.9)

0.67

6.8 (6.4)

6.6 (7.0)

0.71

11.8 (8.2)

10.5 (7.7)

0.12

12.4 (8.9)

11.0 (8.5)

0.07

 High > 50

5.3 (5.5)

5.2 (5.1)

0.75

5.5 (5.2)

6.0 (6.5)

0.81

10.2 (8.7)

9.4 (8.0)

0.16

8.4 (7.1)

9.9 (8.8)

0.01*

Aggression Questionnaire Refined

 Low <  = 27

4.0 (3.8)

4.2 (4.4)

0.55

3.7 (3.6)

4.3 (4.6)

0.09

7.7 (8.1)

6.9 (7.1)

0.27

6.5 (5.8)

7.4 (7.3)

0.21

 High > 27

7.6 (6.8)

7.1 (6.2)

0.32

8.2 (6.5)

8.0 (7.8)

0.83

13.4 (7.9)

12.2 (7.7)

0.068

13.7 (8.6)

13.4 (9.0)

0.69

Empathy

 Low <  = 8

6.0 (5.1)

5.7 (5.6)

0.52

6.5 (6.2)

7.2 (7.0)

0.22

11.3 (8.8)

9.4 (7.6)

0.025*

11.0 (8.6)

11.4 (8.3)

0.65

 High > 8

5.6 (6.0)

5.5 (5.5)

0.83

5.7 (5.5)

5.6 (6.4)

0.77

10.7 (8.3)

10.4 (8.2)

0.63

9.5 (7.8)

9.7 (9.0)

0.72

 Total

5.70 (5.66)

5.55 (5.50)

0.598

6.06 (5.79)

6.27 (6.74)

0.527

10.94 (8.47)

9.92 (7.9)

0.036*

10.02 (8.1)

10.31 (8.67)

0.528

  1. *p < 0.05