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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Anxiety Disord. 2012 Feb 10;26(4):544–554. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.02.008

Table 5.

Unpacking the effects of minority status and neighborhood context

M-DN M (SD) N M-NDN M (SD) N EA-DN M (SD) N EA-NDN M(SD) N
Child report

MASC social anxiety* 14.6 (7.1) 93 11.4 (5.6) 37 12.2 (7.3) 125 11.2 (6.8) 243
MASC total* 56.1 (20.8) 93 51.0 (16.7) 37 52.0 (19.7) 125 47.9 (17.9) 243
MASC physical* 14.4 (8.1) 93 12.1 (6.6) 37 12.3 (7.8) 125 11.3 (7.3) 243
CDI* 12.5 (6.8) 95 11.0 (8.1) 34 9.5 (7.0) 118 9.9 (7.9) 244
MASC harm avoidance 16.9 (5.3) 93 16.6 (4.6) 37 16.6 (4.7) 125 15.7 (5.1) 243
MASC sep anxiety 10.8(6.1) 93 10.9 (5.4) 37) 11.1 (6.1) 125 9.8 (5.3) 243

Parent report (CBCL)

Withdrawn/depressed 64.2 (11.3) 69 66.4 (10.5) 26 63.0 (10.5) 60 61.4 (9.6) 171
Anxious/depressed 66.5 (10.6) 69 65.9 (10.2) 26 66.1 (10.1) 60 64.6 (9.8) 171
Somatic complaints 64.7 (10.6) 69 61.5 (8.7) 26 65.9 (10.1) 60 63.5 (9.5) 171
Social problems 61.4 (9.4) 69 59.2 (7.1) 26 61.5 (8.6) 60 60.3 (8.7) 171
Thought problems 62.3 (8.7) 69 60.3 (8.5) 26 63.4 (8.9) 60 62.1 (8.7) 171
Attention problems 62.0 (10.6) 69 60.9 (10.1) 26 65.8 (11.0) 60 60.5 (9.9) 171
Delinquent behavior 57.3 (7.7) 69 54.6(5.6) 26 55.6 (6.4) 60 55.3 (6.4) 171
Aggressive behavior 59.7 (9.0) 69 57.4 (7.7) 26 58.9 (8.7) 60 57.7 (8.6) 171

Teacher report (TRF)

Somatic complaints* 58.0 (9.7) 43 53.8 (9.1) 17 63.4 (11.3) 43 57.7 (9.4) 124
Anxious/depressed 60.6 (10.1) 43 58.9 (8.2) 17 62.1 (9.4) 43 60.8 (9.8) 124
Withdrawn/depressed 58.4 (8.8) 43 61.7 (9.5) 17 58.2 (8.8) 43 57.4 (10.5) 124
Social problems 57.9 (7.4) 43 55.7 (5.5) 17 58.8 (7.3) 43 57.0 (7.0) 124
Thought problems 57.9 (10.2) 43 53.6 (5.3) 17 58.8 (9.6) 43 58.5 (9.0) 124
Attention problems 59.1 (9.5) 43 54.6 (5.5) 17 58.2 (7.6) 43 56.3 (7.2) 124
Delinquent behavior 56.0 (6.7) 43 53.1 (3.3) 17 54.0 (6.3) 43 52.8 (4.6) 124
Aggressive behavior 57.2 (8.8) 43 53.4 (4.6) 17 56.6 (10.1) 43 55.5 (6.9) 124

Note. M-DN = minority and disadvantaged neighborhood (defined as below the mean on 3 or more Census variables), M-NDN = minority and non-disadvantaged neighborhood, EA-DN = European American and disadvantaged neighborhood, EA-NDN = European American and non-disadvantaged neighborhood, CDI = Children's Depression Inventory, MASC = Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist, TRF = Teacher Report Form, presented in order of significance per Holm's procedure,

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significant per Holm's procedure