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Table 2 Analysis of the differences among variables (n = 1222)

From: The relationship between core self-evaluation and cognitive failure in Chinese adolescents: the sequential mediating role of alexithymia and depression

Variables

Core self-evaluation

Cognitive failure

M ± SD

t / F

d / η2

M ± SD

t / F

d / η2

Gender

females

3.08 ± 0.73

7.64***

0.75

2.97 ± 0.67

−6.79***

0.65

males

3.42 ± 0.77

2.71 ± 0.64

Family structure

only

3.41 ± 0.74

2.88**

0.77

2.72 ± 0.68

−2.49*

0.66

non-only

3.24 ± 0.77

2.85 ± 0.66

single

3.35 ± 0.74

0.96

0.77

2.87 ± 0.60

0.54

0.67

two

3.26 ± 0.77

2.83 ± 0.67

Age

-

-

0.47

0.01

-

0.69

0.01

Grade

-

-

0.29

0.01

-

2.37

0.04

  1. Family structure = whether the participant is an only child and whether the participant comes from a single-parent family. Only = only children; non-only = non-only children; single = single-parent family; two = two-parent family
  2. t and F-value represent statistical quantities; d and η2 represent effect sizes
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01
  5. ***p < 0.001