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Table 6 SDQ scores of youth with and without SEN/ND

From: Child, adolescent, and caregiver mental health difficulties and associated risk factors early in the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa

 

M

SD

N

t

p

Cohen’s d

SEN/ND

None

SEN/ND

None

Overall

14.38

9.12

5.40

5.82

252

− 4.40

 < 0.001

0.91

Emotional problems

3.69

2.30

2.71

2.23

252

− 2.95

0.003

0.61

Conduct problems

2.15

1.49

1.99

1.61

252

− 1.95

0.052

0.40

Hyperactivity

5.77

3.35

2.58

2.56

252

− 4.57

 < 0.001

0.95

Peer problems

2.77

1.99

2.14

1.78

252

− 2.08

0.038

0.43

Prosocial

7.50

8.16

2.30

1.67

252

1.83

0.068

0.38