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Table 2 Emotional behavioural problems scales mean scores comparison between LBC and non-LBC and between child self-report and parent/caregiver report

From: Emotional and behavioural problems of left behind children in Lithuania: a comparative analysis of youth self-reports and parent/caregiver reports using ASEBA

Empirically based syndromes scales

YSR 11/18

CBCL 6/18

p- value*

LBC (n = 110)

Non-LBC

(n = 559)

LBC (n = 74)

Non-LBC (N = 492)

 

mean (95% CI)

mean (95% CI)

mean (95% CI)

mean (95% CI)

Anxious/

Depressed

7.5 (6.4-8.5)

6.0 (5.6-6.5)

3.5 (2.6-4.3)

3.4 (3.1-3.8)

< 0.01

Withdrawn/

Depressed

4.6 (4.0-5.2)

3.7 (3.4-3.9)

2.1 (1.6-2.7)

2.3 (2.0-2.5)

< 0.01

Somatic Complains

5.1 (4.3-5.8)

3.8 (3.5-4.1)

3.0 (2.3-3.8)

2.8 (2.5-3.0)

0.02

Social Problems

5.4 (4.7-6.1)

4.1 (3.8-4.4)

2.2 (1.5-2.8)

2.1 (1.9-2.3)

< 0.01

Thought Problems

5.5 (4.6-6.4)

4.1 (3.8-4.5)

1.9 (1.1-2.7)

1.6 (1.4-1.8)

< 0.01

Attention Problems

6.3 (5.7-6.9)

5.4 (5.1-5.7)

3.5 (2.7-4.4)

3.6 (3.3-3.9)

< 0.01

Rule-Breaking Behaviour

4.8 (4.1-5.6)

3.8 (3.5-4.1)

2.1 (1.3-2.9)

1.9 (1.7-2.1)

< 0.01

Aggressive behaviour

5.9 (5.5-6.3)

7.0 (6.1-7.9)

3.8 (2.8-4.8)

4.0 (3.6-4.4)

< 0.01

Internalizing problems

17.1 (14.9-19.3)

13.5 (12.6-14.4)

8.7 (6.7-10.6)

8.5 (7.7-9.2)

< 0.01

Externalizing

problems

11.9 (10.3-13.4)

9.7 (9.1-10.3)

5.9 (4.2-7.6)

5.9 (5.4-6.5)

< 0.01

Total score

57.7 (52.0-63.4)

47.1 (44.7-49.4)

24.9 (18.9-30.9)

24.1 (22.2-25.9)

< 0.01

  1. * LBC YSR 11/18 and CBLC 6/18 comparison (t test)