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Table 2 YSR syndrome and DSM-oriented scales associated with older age

From: Age and environmental factors predict psychological symptoms in adolescent refugees during the initial post-resettlement phase

YSR scale

Correlation

Group comparisona

Syndrome scales

 Anxious/depressed

r = .294, p = .009*

t(74) = -1.81, p = 0.074

 Withdrawn/depressed

r = .292, p = .009*

t(74) = -2.769 p = 0.027*

 Somatic complaints

ρ = .173, p = .131

U = 501, Z = -2.47, p = 0.039*

 Social problems

r = .151, p = .186

t(74) = -1.65, p = 0.103

 Thought problems

ρ = .251, p = .026*

U = 550, Z = -1.96, p = 0.051

 Attention problems

r = .200, p = .079

t(74) = -1.55, p = 0.125

 Rule-breaking behaviour

ρ = .071, p = .536

U = 613, Z = -1.17, p = 0.241

 Aggressive behaviour

ρ = .207, p = .069

U = 568, Z = -1.62, p = 0.105

 Internalising problemsb

r = .306, p = .006**

t(71) = -3.11, p = 0.027*

 Externalising problemsc

ρ = .134, p = .241

U = 599, Z = -1.27, p = 0.204

 Total problemsd

r = .276 p = .014*

t(71) = -2.75, p = 0.027*

DSM-oriented scales

 Depressive problems

ρ = .366, p = .001**

U = 439, Z = -3.02, p = 0.009**

 Anxiety problems

r = .215, p = .059

t(74) = -1.56, p = 0.123

 Somatic problems

ρ = .232, p = .041*

U = 459, Z = -3.12, p = 0.009**

 Attention deficit problems

r = .125, p = .277

t(74) = -0.973, p = 0.334

 Oppositional defiance problems

ρ = .204, p = .074

U = 560, Z = -1.83, p = 0.068

 Conduct problems

ρ = .020, p = .860

U = 687, Z = -0.377, p = 0.706

 Obsessive compulsive problems

r = .231, p = .042*

t(74) = -1.30, p = 0.198

  1. Statistics in bold are significant after correcting for multiple comparisons. Benjamini–Hochberg Adjusted p values are displayed
  2. aolder group (15–17 years) > younger group (12–14.9 years)
  3. bcomprises anxious/depressed, withdrawn/depressed and Somatic Complaints scales
  4. ccomprises Rule-breaking and Aggressive behaviour
  5. dsum of all YSR items
  6. *Significant at the 0.05 level
  7. **Significant at the 0. 01 level