Table 2.
Attention Problems Scores by Gender, Settlement, and Geographic Regions Across the Three Scales
| Variable | CBCL
|
YSR
|
TRF
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 2,293 (51.2) | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 1,109 (50.3) | 3.7 ± 2.9 | 1,216 (53.2) | 8.8 ± 7.7 |
| Female | 2,195 (48.8) | 3.1 ± 2.8 | 1,097 (49.7) | 3.8 ± 2.9 | 1,072 (46.8) | 6.8 ± 6.8 |
| Settlement | ||||||
| Urban | 1,908 (42.5) | 3.9 ± 3.1 | 932 (42.2) | 4.2 ± 3.0 | 974 (42.6) | 8.1 ± 7.7 |
| Suburban | 1,208 (27.0) | 3.0 ± 2.7 | 621 (28.2) | 3.7 ± 2.9 | 671 (29.3) | 7.3 ± 7.0 |
| Rural | 1,370 (30.5) | 3.1 ± 2.5 | 653 (29.6) | 2.9 ± 2.7 | 643 (28.1) | 8.0 ± 7.3 |
| Geographic region | ||||||
| West Anatolia | 1,615 (36.0) | 3.6 ± 3.1 | 819 (37.1) | 4.0 ± 3.1 | 846 (36.9) | 8.5 ± 8.0 |
| South Anatolia | 665 (14.8) | 3.6 ± 2.9 | 350 (15.9) | 3.7 ± 3.0 | 358 (15.6) | 7.5 ± 7.3 |
| Central Anatolia | 846 (18.8) | 3.4 ± 2.7 | 368 (16.7) | 3.7 ± 2.9 | 505 (22.1) | 7.0 ± 6.5 |
| North Anatolia | 434 (9.7) | 3.0 ± 2.5 | 226 (10.2) | 3.3 ± 3.0 | 265 (11.6) | 6.6 ± 6.5 |
| East Anatolia | 928 (27.7) | 3.3 ± 2.6 | 443 (20.1) | 3.3 ± 2.6 | 314 (13.8) | 9.0 ± 7.6 |
| Total | 4,488 (100.0) | 3.4 ± 2.8 | 2,206 (100.0) | 3.7 ± 2.9 | 2,288 (100.0) | 7.9 ± 7.4 |
Note: CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; TFR = Teacher Report Form; YSR = Youth Self Report.