Adolescent health and adaptation in Canada: examination of gender and age aspects of the healthy immigrant effect

Table 3 Differences in the indices of health and adaptation by immigrant status, gender and age

Measurement index	Age group	Immigrants		Non-immigrants		F-test p
		Female	Male	Female	Male
		M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)
Health index	Young Teens	M = .12 (.08)	M = .12 (.08)	M = .14 (.10)	M = .14 (.09)	Age p < .05
		N = 116	N = 115	N = 1898	N = 1939
	Mid Teens	M = .15 (.12)	M = .12 (.10)	M = .16 (.12)	M = .14 (.11)	Gender p < .001
		N = 107	N = 132	N = 1742	N = 1780	Immigrant Status p < .001
	Old Teens	M = .15 (.12)	M = .12 (.10)	M = .18 (.14)	M = .15 (.11)	No INT
		N = 71	N = 94	N = 965	N = 1009
	Ns	Total N =635		N = 9333
Adaptation index	Young Teens	M = .17 (.13)	M = .20 (.12)	M = .17 (.12)	M = .17 (.12)	Age p < .001
		N = 114	N = 115	N = 1895	N = 1944
	Mid Teens	M = .30 (.14)	M = .28 (.13)	M = .30 (.12)	M = .27 (.13)	Age x Gender p < .01
		N = 107	N = 133	N = 1756	N = 1795
	Old Teens	M = .31 (.16)	M = .31 (.12)	M = .33 (.13)	M = .30 (.13)	Immigrant Status x Gender p < .01
		N = 72	N = 94	N = 969	N = 1011
	Ns	Total N = 635		Total N = 9370

Notes:
(1) The Health index includes the measures of General Health, Mental Health, Chronic Illnesses with Psychosomatic Symptoms, Psychological Illnesses; The Adaptation Index includes those of Daily Life Stress, Life Satisfaction, and Sense of Belonging. Visible minority status, household income, household size, and presence of parent during the interview were controlled as covariates.
(2) Young Teens (12-14), Mid Teens (15-17), Old Teens (18-19 years old) inclusive.

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