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Table 3 Mean and standard deviations of acceptance of violence 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

4.2 (3.1)

5.6 (3.3)

< 0.001*

4.3 (2.9)

5.0 (3.3)

0.026*

7.0 (3.5)

7.1 (3.0)

0.69

7.2 (3.3)

8.0 (3.0)

0.11

 > 13 years

4.2 (3.1)

4.8 (3.5)

< 0.001*

4.0 (3.0)

4.4 (3.4)

0.019*

7.6 (3.2)

8.0 (3.2)

0.09

7.3 (3.1)

7.6 (3.1)

0.35

Mother’s education

 Primary and lower

3.3 (2.7)

3.8 (3.2)

0.33

4.8 (3.3)

5.1 (3.8)

0.64

7.0 (2.6)

7.1 (2.8)

0.81

7.3 (2.9)

7.6 (2.8)

0.57

 Secondary-superior

4.3 (3.1)

5.1 (3.5)

< 0.001*

4.0 (2.9)

4.5 (3.3)

0.001*

7.6 (3.4)

7.9 (3.2)

0.11

7.5 (3.2)

7.8 (3.1)

0.089

Dating violence experience

 I have never been in a dating relationship

3.8 (2.9)

4.7 (3.3)

< 0.001*

3.5 (2.7)

4.1 (3.3)

0.021*

6.8 (3.6)

7.1 (3.6)

0.23

6.7 (3.7)

7.9 (3.5)

0.002*

 Yes

5.0 (3.2)

5.6 (3.6)

0.09

4.9 (3.2)

5.0 (3.5)

0.96

7.9 (3.0)

8.2 (2.9)

0.68

7.5 (3.3)

7.8 (3.2)

0.50

 No

4.3 (3.2)

5.0 (3.5)

0.005*

4.2 (2.9)

4.9 (3.3)

0.006*

7.8 (3.1)

8.1 (2.8)

0.25

7.8 (2.9)

7.7 (2.8)

0.24

Parents social support

 <  = 54

4.8 (3.2)

5.4 (3.7)

0.001*

4.7 (3.1)

5.0 (3.4)

0.23

7.5 (3.1)

8.2 (3.2)

0.009*

7.8 (3.3)

8.2 (3.3)

0.16

 > 54

3.6 (2.8)

4.5 (3.2)

< 0.001*

3.4 (2.7)

4.2 (3.2)

0.001*

7.4 (3.5)

7.4 (3.1)

0.83

7.2 (3.1)

7.5 (2.9)

0.24

Teachers social support

 Low <  = 50

4.5 (3.2)

5.1 (3.5)

0.001*

4.6 (3.1)

4.7 (3.4)

0.42

7.6 (2.9)

7.7 (3.2)

0.59

8.0 (3.2)

7.9 (3.4)

0.76

 High > 50

3.8 (2.9)

4.8 (3.4)

< 0.001*

3.7 (2.8)

4.5 (3.3)

< 0.001*

7.4 (3.6)

7.8 (3.1)

0.055

7.0 (3.1)

7.7 (2.8)

0.017*

Aggression Questionnaire Refined

 Low <  = 27

3.3 (2.6)

4.1 (3.0)

< 0.001*

3.1 (2.4)

4.1 (3.1)

< 0.001*

6.4 (3.4)

6.6 (3.3)

0.34

6.7 (3.0)

7.1 (3.0)

0.11

 High > 27

5.2 (3.3)

6.0 (3.6)

< 0.001*

5.0 (3.1)

5.1 (3.5)

0.83

8.3 (3.0)

8.6 (2.7)

0.18

8.2 (3.2)

8.5 (3.0)

0.27

Empathy

 Low <  = 8

4.3 (3.0)

4.6 (3.4)

0.16

4.3 (2.9)

5.1 (3.2)

0.001*

7.5 (3.2)

7.8 (3.1)

0.34

7.9 (3.3)

7.9 (3.3)

0.95

 High > 8

4.1 (3.2)

5.1 (3.5)

< 0.001*

4.0 (3.0)

4.3 (3.4)

0.10

7.4 (3.4)

7.7 (3.3)

0.18

7.1 (3.0)

7.7 (2.9)

0.017*

 Total

4.18 (3.08)

4.96 (3.44)

< 0.001*

4.11 (2.94)

4.62 (3.34)

0.001*

7.45 (3.30)

7.74 (3.16)

0.102

7.42 (3.16)

7.78 (3.07)

0.073

  1. *p < 0.05