Development of mental health problems - a follow-up study of unaccompanied refugee minors

Table 1 Symptom measures of 75 unaccompanied refugee children at two time points

Scale	T1	T2	Change from T1 to T 2¹	Corr. btw time points
Scale	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)	Corr. btw time points
HSCL-Tot	59.4 (13.3)	61.4 (17.5)	2.0 (16.4)	.47**
HSCL-Ext	14.6 (2.6)	14.9 (2.84)	0.3 (3.3)	.28*
HSCL-Int	44.3 (12.5)	46.4 (15.6)	2.1 (14.4)	.49**
HSCL-Anx	17.3 (4.7)	18.0 (6.5)	0.7 (5.8)	.51**
HSCL-Dep	27.1 (8.3)	28.5 (9.6)	1.4 (9.7)	.42**
CPSS-Tot	14.1 (7.6)	14.9 (10.8)	0.8 (9.9)	.47**
CPSS-Rexp	5.0 (3.1)	4.6 (3.9)	-0.4 (4.5)	.20*
CPSS-Hyper	4.1 (2.9)	4.5 (3.5)	0.5 (3.4)	.46**
CPSS-Avoid	5.1 (3.5)	5.8 (4.6)	0.8 (4.9)	.31*
SLE	5.8 (2.2)	6.6 (2.1)	0.8 (2.6)*	.29*

Note. Corr = Pearson’s r-correlations. HSCL = Hopkins Symptom Checklist 37A. Tot = Total. Ext = Externalizing scale. Int = Internalizing scale. Anx = Anxiety scale. Dep = Depression scale. CPSS = Child PTSD Symptom Scale. Rexp = Re-experience subscale. Hyper = Hyperarousal subscale. Avoid = Avoidance subscale. SLE = Stressful Life Events measure. ¹Negative scores indicate improvement. *p < .05, **p < .001.

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