Table 2 Descriptive statistics at baseline

Age

14.98

[1.01]

15.03

[1.06]

14.96

[0.98]

0.733

Gender

0.896

Girl

43

(40.19%)

16

(41.03%)

27

(39.71%)

Boy

60

(56.07%)

22

(56.41%)

38

(55.88%)

Other

4

(3.74%)

1

(2.56%)

3

(4.41%)

Born in MENA region

46

(41.44%)

15

(38.46%)

30

(44.12%)

0.527

Paid job

0.146

Yes

17

(15.89%)

10

(25.64%)

7

(10.29%)

No

81

(75.70%)

26

(66.67%)

55

(80.88%)

Prefer not to say

9

(8.41%)

3

(7.69%)

6

(8.82%)

Hope (CHS)

4.37

[1.01]

4.47

[0.89]

4.32

[1.09]

0.476

Resilience (CYRM-12)

31.02

[4.11]

31.97

[3.08]

30.52

[4.52]

0.127

Loneliness

40

(37.74%)

21

(55.26%)

19

(27.94%)

0.012

Suicide ideation

10

(95.2%)

4

(10.53%)

6

(89.6%)

0.853

Perceived school belonging (PSSM)

3.77

[0.79]

3.72

[0.85]

3.81

[0.76]

0.564

Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)

5.21

[1.63]

5.40

[1.42]

5.09

[1.74]

0.343

Significant other (special person in one’s life)

5.25

[1.77]

5.44

[1.53]

5.13

[1.90]

0.390

Friends

5.13

[1.67]

5.35

[1.42]

5.00

[1.81]

0.309

Family

5.24

[1.82]

5.43

[1.57]

5.13

[1.96]

0.424