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. 2009 Nov 27;32(3):373–384. doi: 10.1007/s10862-009-9174-9

Table 6.

CBCL scale means and ROC Area Under the Curve (AUC) values for children with and without selected disruptive behavior diagnoses anywhere in their diagnostic profile

CBCL Scale Diagnostic Groups ANOVA ROC
N M SD F p AUC z p
DSM Oppositional Problems ODD 174 6.3 2.3
No ODD 301 4.3 2.8 68.6 < .001 .71*
Syndrome Aggressive Behavior ODD 174 15.0 6.7
No ODD 301 10.1 7.7 49.2 < .001 .71* 0.81 .419
DSM Conduct Problems CD 97 11.7 5.4
No CD 378 4.9 5.1 132.0 < .001 .84*
Syndrome Rule-Breaking CD 97 10.0 4.9
No CD 378 4.2 4.0 149.3 < .001 .85* 0.75 .451
DSM Oppositional Problems ODD 174 6.3 2.3
CD 97 6.3 2.4 0.03 .869 .50
Syndrome Aggressive Behavior ODD 174 15.0 6.7
CD 97 15.7 7.5 0.59 .445 .52 0.22 .827
DSM Conduct Problems CD 97 11.7 5.4
ODD 174 7.0 4.7 54.7 < .001 .75*
Syndrome Rule-Breaking CD 97 10.0 4.9
ODD 174 5.6 3.4 78.5 < .001 .78* 1.81 .071

CBCL Child Behavior Checklist; DSM Oppositional Problems DSM-oriented Oppositional Problems scale; Syndrome Aggressive Behavior Aggressive Behavior syndrome scale; DSM Conduct Problems DSM-oriented Conduct Problems scale; Syndrome Rule-Breaking Rule-Breaking syndrome scale; ODD oppositional defiant disorder; CD conduct disorder

*AUC values significantly greater than .50, p < .01