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Table 5 Correlation between Academic Improvement and Symptom Reduction on Specific Problems and specific symptom reduction associated with improvement in Academic performance

From: The feasibility of using life skills training in primary schools to improve mental health and academic performance: a pilot study in Kenya

A) Correlation between Academic Improvement and Symptom Reduction on Specific Problems

 Pearson’s Correlation

English

Kiswahili

Mathematics

Science

Social

Studies

Aggregate

Marks

    a) Attention Problems

0.056

0.032

-0.062

0.03

-0.029

0.004

    b) Internalizing Problems

0.121 **

0.01

-0.04

0.135 **

0.037

0.113 **

    c) Externalizing Problems

0.159 **

0.027

-0.093 *

0.145 **

0.02

0.122 **

    d) Total Problems

0.153 **

0.025

-0.062

0.133 **

0.019

0.122 **

B) Coefficients from Regression of Academic Improvement and Symptom Reduction on Specific Problems

  Aggregate Scores

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

 

    a) Attention Problems

-0.01(0.18)

   

-0.43*(0.22)

 

b) Internalizing Problems

 

0.29*(0.13)

  

-0.27(0.28)

 

c) Externalizing Problems

  

0.41***(0.11)

 

0.10(0.25)

 

d) Total Problems

   

0.38***(0.12)

0.62(0.41)

 

Science scores

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

 

a) Attention Problems

0.01(0.08)

   

-0.16(0.10)

 

b) Internalizing Problems

 

0.16**(0.06)

  

0.04(0.13)

 

c) Externalizing Problems

  

0.17***(0.05)

 

0.11(0.11)

 

d) Total Problems

   

0.16**(0.05)

0.10(0.19)

 

English Scores

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

 

a) Attention Problems

0.07(0.05)

   

-0.05(0.07)

 

b) Internalizing Problems

 

0.08*(0.04)

  

-0.12(0.09)

 

c) Externalizing Problems

  

0.12***(0.03)

 

0.06(0.08)

 

d) Total Problems

   

0.11***(0.03)

0.16(0.13)

 
  1. Coefficients for Academic achievement gains scores are from generalized linear models; Standard errors are in the parentheses; All models included controls for gender, guardianship, marital status, father education level, mother education level, father employment, mother employment, region, class and age; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01;***P < 0.001