Table 3 Youth Self-Report Emotional and behavioural problems - descriptive statistics for syndrome and broadband scales

Empirically based syndromes

N

mean

(95% CI)

N

mean

(95% CI)

p-value²

mean

(normal range³)

p-value⁴

mean

(normal range)

p-value⁴

Anxious/

Depressed

370

7.2

(6.7–7.7)

338

3.9

(3.6–4.3)

< 0.001

5.1

(< 12.0)

< 0.001

3.4

(< 9.0)

0.016

Withdrawn/

Depressed

424

5.4

(5.1–5.8)

372

4.0

(3.7–4.3)

< 0.001

3.1

(< 8.0)

< 0.001

2.7

(< 7.0)

< 0.001

Somatic Complains

384

4.7

(4.3-5.0)

362

2.2

(2.0-2.5)

< 0.001

3.4

(< 8.0)

< 0.001

2.3

(< 7.0)

0.658

Social Problems

420

4.1

(3.8–4.4)

359

3.4

(3.1–3.7)

0.002

3.2

(< 8.0)

< 0.001

2.9

(< 8.0)

0.006

Thought Problems

321

5.1

(4.6–5.7)

256

3.2

(2.8–3.6)

< 0.001

3.7

(< 10.0)

< 0.001

3.1

(< 9.0)

0.715

Attention Problems

429

6.3

(6.0-6.6)

367

5.4

(5.1–5.8)

< 0.001

4.6

(< 10.0)

< 0.001

4.9

(< 10.0)

0.014

Rule-Breaking Behaviour

409

3.8

(3.4–4.2)

347

4.7

(4.3–5.1)

0.001

3.5

(< 9.0)

0.228

3.8

(< 10.0)

< 0.001

Aggressive behaviour

424

9.2

(8.7–9.7)

352

7.3

(6.8–7.8)

< 0.001

6.5

(< 14.0)

< 0.001

6.0

(< 13.0)

< 0.001

Other problems

422

4.7

(4.5-5.0)

362

4.0

(3.8–4.3)

< 0.001

-

-

-

-

Broadband scales

Internalizing

305

16.9

(15.7–18.1)

305

9.8

(9.0-10.6)

< 0.001

11.6

(< 19.0)

< 0.001

8.3

(< 14.0)

0.001

Externalizing

391

13.0

(12.2–13.9)

318

12.0

(11.2–12.8)

0.081

9.9

(< 16.0)

< 0.001

9.8

(< 17.0)

< 0.001