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Table 2 Paired t-test of the means of SDQ scores for 4986 schoolchildren with complete information rated by three informants

From: Prevalence of mental health problems in Chinese schoolchildren: The influence of measuring impact score and combining information from multiple informants

 

Student

Parent

Teacher

Liaoning

Shanghai [33]

UK [34]

Liaoning

Shanghai [33]

UK [34]

Liaoning

Shanghai [33]

UK [34]

Emotional symptoms

2.52 ± 2.24

2.3

2.8

1.88 ± 1.91

1.76

1.83

1.66 ± 1.83

1.81

1.75

Conduct problems

2.63 ± 1.40

2.16

2.2

1.31 ± 1.30

1.53

1.5

1.44 ± 1.63

1.47

1.68

Hyperactivity

3.18 ± 2.16

3.32

3.8

3.21 ± 2.21

3.77

2.3

3.18 ± 2.43

3.63

2.72

Peer problems

2.64 ± 1.56

2.85

1.5

2.77 ± 1.60

2.72

1.62

2.90 ± 1.64

2.67

1.78

Prosocial behavior

7.70 ± 1.83

7.32

8

7.50 ± 1.94

7.13

2.07

6.94 ± 2.39

6.99

2.55

Total problem

10.96 ± 5.04

10.6

10.3

9.16 ± 4.77

9.77

5

9.17 ± 5.58

9.58

5.77

Impact score

0.52 ± 1.22

–

0.2

0.26 ± 0.83

–

0.4

0.25 ± 0.80

–

0.4

  1. –: no data
  2. For each row, italic values indicate no significant difference based on a t-test; all other values are significantly different