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Table 4 Overview of the proportions in which groups report ‘abnormal’ results on the SDQ

From: Starting from scratch: prevalence, methods, and functions of non-suicidal self-injury among refugee minors in Belgium

 

Abnormal score in general (%)a

Abnormal score for participants with a history of NSSI

Abnormal score for participants with no history of NSSI

Difference between NSSI and no NSSI groups

Total Difficulties Scale

16.2

52.9

9.6

p = .000

Emotional Problems Scale

18.6

55.6

11.6

p = .000

Conduct Problems Scale

10.6

31.6

6.4

p = .004

Hyperactivity Scale

2.7

5.3

2.1

p = .084

Peer Problems Scale

15.7

42.1

10.4

p = .001

Pro-Social Scale

4.2

15

2

p = .48

Impact Scale

27.4

75

17.5

p = .000

  1. aGoodman [46] divided the normative population, based on a UK community sample, into a ‘normal’ group of 80%, a ‘borderline’ group of 10%, and an ‘abnormal’ group of 10%