Depression and Self-Concept: Personality Traits or Coping Styles in Reaction to School Retention of Hispanic Adolescents

Table 4

Comparisons of students who where retained with non-retained students on the piers harris self-concept sub-scales.

Subscales	Retained (49)		Non-retained (97)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Behavior = 1*	8.27	2.73	5.70	2.51
Intellectual and school status = 2*	9.18	2.96	10.37	2.69
Physical appearance and attributes = 3	8.04	2.97	8.76	2.52
Anxiety = 4*	6.97	4.05	4.31	2.86
Popularity = 5*	6.27	2.64	4.90	1.72
Happiness and satisfaction = 6	6.35	2.10	6.37	1.41

Note. Statistically significant <.00.