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Table 4 Comparison between substance users and non-users on self-esteem subscales

From: Multi-dimensional self-esteem and substance use among Chinese adolescents

SE subscale

Gender

Cigarette user

Non-cigarette user

p-value

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Peers

Male

23.08

4.18

23.48

3.95

0.566

Female

24.00

2.85

24.23

2.96

School

Male

18.52

3.85

18.52

3.59

0.168

Female

17.00

3.49

18.28

3.13

Family

Male

22.22

4.10

22.46

3.53

0.886

Female

23.45

3.53

23.32

3.34

Body image

Male

10.98

2.07

10.83

2.04

0.752

Female

10.35

1.95

10.66

1.77

Sports

Male

17.77

3.39

17.55

3.40

0.740

Female

16.65

3.01

17.22

3.07

Global

Male

22.34

3.05

22.48

3.18

0.884

Female

22.75

2.17

22.51

2.71

SE subscale

Gender

Alcohol user

Non-alcohol user

p-value

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Peers

Male

23.57

4.04

23.42

3.94

0.833

Female

23.89

2.41

24.28

3.04

School

Male

18.73

3.70

18.46

3.59

0.356

Female

17.40

3.05

18.36

3.17

0.042*

Family

Male

22.38

3.56

22.47

3.58

0.610

Female

23.21

3.34

23.36

3.35

Body image

Male

10.92

1.97

10.82

2.06

0.496

Female

10.11

1.76

10.74

1.77

0.022*

Sports

Male

17.87

3.27

17.47

3.43

0.900

Female

16.74

2.65

17.27

3.14

Global

Male

22.61

3.18

22.43

3.17

0.671

Female

22.21

2.32

22.59

2.74

SE subscale

Gender

Drug user

Non-drug user

p-value

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Peers

Male

20.86

6.09

23.49

3.91

0.024*

Female

26.50

0.71

24.20

2.95

0.195

School

Male

18.79

5.25

18.52

3.58

0.942

Female

18.00

7.07

18.20

3.15

Family

Male

22.50

4.60

22.45

3.56

0.804

Female

22.50

4.95

23.34

3.35

Body image

Male

10.50

3.39

10.85

2.02

0.522

Female

10.00

5.66

10.65

1.75

Sports

Male

16.79

4.26

17.58

3.38

0.704

Female

18.50

3.54

17.18

3.07

Global

Male

22.07

4.92

22.48

3.14

0.906

Female

22.50

4.95

22.53

2.67

  1. Statistical test: ANCOVA; Controlled variables: gender, education, and religion; df: Intercept = 1, Religion = 1, Education = 1, Gender = 1, Substance use = 1, Substance use x Gender = 1, Error = 1215; Total = 1221; *p <0.05.