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Table 2 Significant differences in variables observed between dropout and retained students

From: Longitudinal associations between response-style strategies and abnormal eating behaviors/attitudes in adolescents: a cross-lagged panel model

Comparison

Variable

Intervals where significant differences were found

Dropout > Retained

Depressive symptoms

All intervals

Rumination

G4—> G5

BMI

G4—> G5, G5—> G6, G6—> G7, G7—> G8

Drive for thinness

G6—> G7, G7—> G8

Binge eating/purging

G5—> G6, G6—> G7, G7—> G8

Dropout < Retained

Problem-solving

G5—> G6, G7—> G8, G8—> G9

 

Distraction

G7—> G8, G8—> G9

  1. G Grade