Table 2 Mean Subscale Scores by age and gender for the teacher completed SDQ in a community sample of 3 – 17 year old Chinese children

Emotional Symptoms

1.78 (1.79) [UK 1.4]*

Male

1.75 (1.78)

1.76 (1.82)

Male

1.75 (1.80)

1.81 (1.75)

Male

1.75 (1.76)

Female

1.81 (1.80)

Female

1.77 (1.84)

Female

1.85 (1.85)

Conduct Problems

1.38 (1.63) [UK 0.9]*

Male

1.73 (1.82)

1.32 (1.60)

Male

1.67 (1.78)

1.47 (1.68)

Male

1.72 (1.60)

Female

1.06 (1.36)

Female

0.99 (1.31)

Female

1.16 (1.44)

Hyperactivity – Inattention

3.84 (2.73) [UK 2.9]*

Male

4.65 (2.80)

3.96 (2.71)

Male

4.70 (2.80)

3.63 (2.72)

Male

4.52 (2.80)

Female

3.08 (2.42)

Female

3.23 (2.44)

Female

2.83(2.87)

Peer Problems

2.40 (1.76) [UK 1.4]*

Male

2.66 (1.84)

2.22 (1.73)

Male

2.47 (1.83)

2.67 (1.78)

Male

2.94 (1.83)

Female

2.15 (1.65)

Female

1.98 (1.60)

Female

2.42 (1.69)

Prosocial Behaviour

6.86 (2.47) [UK 7.2]*

Male

6.29 (2.55)

6.80 (2.42)

Male

6.33 (2.49)

6.99 (2.55)

Male

6.24 (2.66)

Female

7.40 (2.27)

Female

7.25 (2.26)

Female

7.67 (2.24)

Total Difficulties

9.40 (5.67) [UK 6.6]*

Male

10.78 (6.03)

9.26 (5.60)

Male

10.60 (5.98)

9.58 (5.77)

Male

11.03 (6.11)

Female

8.10 (5.04)

Female

7.97 (4.90)

Female

8.27 (5.11)