Table 2

Results of prosocial and antisocial behaviour in the groups analysed and in relation to gender

SedentaryMultisportFootballAthleticsBasketball
Boys
(M, SD)
Girls
(M, SD)
Total
group
(M, SD)
Boys
(M, SD)
Girls
(M, SD)
Total
group
(M, SD)
Boys
(M, SD)
Girls
(M, SD)
Total
group
(M, SD)
Boys
(M, SD)
Girls
(M, SD)
Total
group
(M, SD)
Boys
(M, SD)
Girls
(M, SD)
Total
group
(M, SD)
Perspective-taking24.53
(3.58)
25.29
(4.54)
25.02 (4.21)a23.15
(4.89)
28.24
(4.90)>
25.60
(5.48)a
23.42
(4.49)
28.11
(5.54)>
24.98
(5.30)b
27.75
(5.16)
32.75
(2.18)>
28.75
(5.11)a
23.15
(5.06)
30.00
(3.46)>
26.21
(5.56)a
Fantasy22.26
(5.77)
22.40
(5.16)
22.35
(5.33)
23.37
(5.98)
25.00
(5.85)
24.15
(5.91)
21.14
(6.08)
21.78
(7.82)
21.35
(6.64)
18.16
(6.58)
25.88
(6.31)>
19.70
(7.16)
22.27
(7.07)
22.48
(10.35)
22.36
(8.59)
Empathic concern27.16
(4.65)
28.17
(4.79)
27.81
(4.73)a
24.89
(5.48)
28.32
(3.93)>
26.54
(5.06)ab
23.19
(6.07)
26.56
(6.09)>
24.31
(6.23)ab
21.56
(6.35)
31.75
(1.66)>
23.60
(7.04)ab
22.77
(6.11)
25.24
(6.82)
23.87
(6.49)b
Personal distress or
discomfort
24.84
(4.63)
22.40
(3.79)>
23.26
(4.23)
23.56
(6.72)
25.12
(6.28)
24.31
(6.50)
21.36
(4.18)
26.11
(6.63)>
22.94
(5.55)
20.03
(4.35)
27.25
(4.71)>
21.48
(5.25)
22.27
(4.96)
26.62
(4.90)>
24.21
(5.34)
Total empathy98.79
(8.93)
98.26
(13.35)
98.44
(11.90)
94.96
(14.41)
106.68
(12.54)>
100.60
(14.61)
89.11
(15.41)
102.56
(17.20)>
93.59
(17.11)
87.50
(12.96)
117.62
(11.92)>
93.53
(17.55)
90.46
(14.28)
104.33
(19.207)>
96.66
(17.88)
Total antisocial behaviour64.42
(10.76)
64.23
(9.56)
64.30
(9.90)
67.52
(10.48)
61.60
(11.68)>
64.67
(11.37)
72.67
(13.55)
62.50
(8.82)>
69.28
(13.03)
62.91
(11.17)
61.38
(7.80)
62.60
(10.51)
71.38
(13.56)
63.10
(9.95)>
67.68
(12.66)
Aggression25.00
(6.91)
24.11
(4.75)
24.43
(5.5)a,c
27.63
(5.21)
23.20
(4.20)>
25.50
(5.21)a,c
29.00
(6.20)
24.56
(4.19)>
27.52
(5.96)b,c
24.41
(5.15)
19.63
(3.33)>
23.45
(5.18)a
28.58
(6.29)
23.24
(4.85)>
26.19
(6.24)b,c
Isolation18.16
(4.31)
17.23
(4.25)
17.56
(4.25)
18.30
(5.43)
16.80
(4.25)
17.58
(4.91)
20.42
(5.65)
17.33
(5.02)>
19.39
(5.60)
17.84
(4.65)
17.25
(2.55)
17.73
(4.29)
19.96
(4.74)
17.52
(4.28)
187.87
(4.66)
Anxiety/withdrawal18.26
(5.41)
20.06
(4.98)
19.43
(5.16)
18.70
(4.47)
18.72
(5.36)
18.71
(4.87)
19.81
(5.01)
17.72
(4.76)
19.11
(4.98)
17.25
(4.45)
21.88
(3.39)>
18.17
(4.62)
19.88
(5.92)
19.19
(4.14)
19.57
(5.16)
>: significant differences (p < .05) with the boys’ group; different letter subscript: significant differences (p <.05) between the total sample of each group.