Table 2.
Screening status on the SDQ and BASC-2-BESS by sex, school level, and site, Project to Learn About Youth-Mental Health
| Screened high on both BASC-2-BESS and SDQ | Screened high on BASC-2-BESS only | Screened high on SDQ only | Low screen on BASC-2-BESS and SDQ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | % | % | % | Chi-square p-value | |
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| All | 18,107 | 2,881 (15.9%) | 733 (4.1%) | 1,199 (6.6%) | 13,294 (73.4%) | |
| Males | 9,417 | 1,692 (18.0%) | 253 (2.7%) | 883 (9.4%) | 6,589 (70.0%) | |
| Elementary school males | 3,839 | 696 (18.1%) | 61 (1.6%) | 428 (11.2%) | 2,654 (69.1%) | <0.0001† |
| Middle/high school males | 5,578 | 996 (17.9%) | 192 (3.4%) | 455 (8.2%) | 3,935 (70.5%) | |
| Females | 8,690 | 1,189 (13.7%) | 480 (5.5%) | 316 (3.6%) | 6,705 (77.2%) | |
| Elementary school females | 3,528 | 439 (12.4%) | 138 (3.9 %) | 133 (3.8%) | 2,818 (79.9%) | <0.0001† |
| Middle/high school females | 5,162 | 750 (14.5%) | 342 (6.6%) | 183 (3.6%) | 3,887 (75.3%) | |
| Site | ||||||
| Colorado | 824 | 191 (23.2%) | 26 (3.2%) | 67 (8.1%) | 540 (65.5%) | <0.0001 |
| Florida | 5,744 | 1,151 (20.0%) | 238 (4.1%) | 472 (8.2%) | 3,883 (67.6%) | |
| Ohio | 4,634 | 700 (15.1%) | 252 (5.4%) | 233 (5.0%) | 3,449 (74.4%) | |
| South Carolina | 6,905 | 839 (12.2%) | 217 (3.1%) | 427 (6.2%) | 5,422 (78.5%) | |
BASC-2-BESS = Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System; SDQ = Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
†
Chi-square test p-values<0.0001 were significant for all male vs. female comparison (i.e., elementary school males vs. middle/high school males, elementary school females vs. middle/high school females, and males vs. females at each developmental level).