Perceived social support and psychological wellbeing among Nepalese adolescents: the mediating role of self-esteem

Table 1 Gender differences on PSS, SE and PWB

Variables	Boys (n = 146) Mean ± SD	Girls (n = 202) Mean ± SD	t	pvalue
Total PSS^a	62.47 ± 13.05	61.87 ± 16.80	0.37	.719
PSS from family^a	23.21 ± 5.13	22.32 ± 6.44	1.43	0.15
PSS from friend^a	19.82 ± 5.35	20.00 ± 5.64	−0.30	0.76
PSS from significant other^a	19.45 ± 4.91	19.55 ± 6.50	−0.17	0.85
SE^b	28.49 ± 3.20	27.92 ± 2.98	1.71	0.87
PWB^c	9.77 ± 6.03	9.89 ± 6.63	−0.16	0.87

^aHigher score indicates higher PSS; Total PSS min.: 7, max.: 84; PSS from family, friend and other min.: 4, max.: 28
^bHigher score indicates higher SE; min.: 4, max.: 40
^cHigher score indicates lower PWB; min.: 0, max.: 36
p significant at ≤0.05 level of significance

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