Table 3.
CBCL scale means and ROC Area Under the Curve (AUC) values for children with and without selected anxiety related diagnoses anywhere in their diagnostic profile
| CBCL Scale | Diagnostic Groups | ANOVA | ROC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M | SD | F | p | AUC | z | p | ||
| DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems | SAD | 74 | 6.7 | 2.6 | |||||
| No Anxiety | 290 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 180.3 | < .001 | .88 | |||
| DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems | GAD | 75 | 6.6 | 2.6 | |||||
| No Anxiety | 290 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 175.1 | < .001 | .88 | |||
| DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems | SPEC | 75 | 6.4 | 2.7 | |||||
| No Anxiety | 290 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 153.2 | < .001 | .86 | |||
| DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems | SAD/GAD/SPEC | 148 | 6.3 | 2.6 | |||||
| No SAD/GAD/SPEC | 325 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 215.0 | < .001 | .84 | |||
| Syndrome Anxious/Depressed | SAD/GAD/SPEC | 148 | 10.9 | 4.9 | |||||
| No SAD/GAD/SPEC | 326 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 130.0 | < .001 | .80 | 3.92 | < .001 | |
| DSM-Oriented Anxiety Problems | SAD/GAD/SPEC | 148 | 6.3 | 2.6 | |||||
| Mood (No Anxiety) | 37 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 47.2 | < .001 | .82 | |||
| Syndrome Anxious/Depressed | SAD/GAD/SPEC | 148 | 10.9 | 4.9 | |||||
| Mood (No Anxiety) | 37 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 20.8 | < .001 | .72 | 3.27 | .001 | |
CBCL Child Behavior Checklist; SAD separation anxiety disorder; GAD generalized anxiety disorder; SPEC specific phobia; SAD/GAD/SPEC youths with separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder; and/or specific phobia; Mood (No Anxiety) youths with major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder or depressive disorder not otherwise specified, and no anxiety disorder (any type, including separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and anxiety disorder not otherwise specified).
All AUC values are significantly greater than .50, p < .01