Table 2.

Distributions in contextual groups by quartile in Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) and Healthy Comparison (HC) youth by gender

	Contextual Variables	GENDER	DBD			HC			P Value*
			<Q1	Q1-Q3	>Q3	<Q1	Q1-Q3	>Q3
Parent Dysfunction	BDI Total	M	20.48	44.58	34.94	40.35	49.12	10.53	0.002
		F	11.11	37.04	51.85	50.00	25.00	25.00	0.028
	BSI Hostility	M	32.93	23.17	43.90	68.42	17.54	14.04	<0.001
		F	18.52	48.15	33.33	66.67	16.67	16.67	0.013
Family Functioning	FES Conflict	M	34.52	30.95	34.52	29.82	38.60	31.58	0.637
		F	29.63	22.22	48.15	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.012
	LECL Net Diff Pos & Neg	M	44.58	36.14	19.28	5.26	52.63	42.11	<0.001
		F	48.15	29.63	22.22	16.67	33.33	50.00	0.119
	LECL Total Negative	M	12.05	51.81	36.14	54.39	38.60	7.02	<0.001
		F	29.63	25.93	44.44	41.67	50.00	8.33	0.080
	LECL Total Positive	M	31.33	45.78	22.89	36.84	35.09	28.07	0.449
		F	44.44	37.04	18.52	33.33	25.00	41.67	0.309
Peer Exposure	PDS %	M	8.43	44.58	46.99	78.57	21.43	0.00	<0.001
		F	23.08	50.00	26.92	91.67	8.33	0.00	<0.001
Parental Practices	PPI Total negative	M	14.29	53.57	32.14	42.11	45.61	12.28	<0.001
		F	22.22	37.04	40.74	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.026
	PPI Total Positive	M	23.81	47.62	28.57	31.58	50.88	17.54	0.280
		F	29.63	44.44	25.93	16.67	33.33	50.00	0.326

^*P values from Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test comparing DBD and HC children by gender;

BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory, FES = Family Environment Scale, PDS = Peer Delinquency Scale, LECL = Life Events Checklist, PDS = Peer Delinquency Scale, PPI = Parent Perception Inventory.