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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 22;51(8):871–884. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02234.x

Table 1.

Factor correlations from published multi-syndrome factor analyses of DSM symptoms in non-referred youth

Heterogeneous Agegroup Preschool-Age Pre-adolescent/Adolescent-Age

Study 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 8 9 3 6 10
Ages 4–17 6–11 3–19 2–10 4–15 6–13 3–10 2–5 4–5 2.5–6.5 12–17 11–19 11–16 11–16
Model EFA CFA CFA CFA CFA EFA CFA CFA EFA CFA CFA CFA CFA CFA
Informant P P P, T P T T P P T P P P P T
Measurement SDI SDI C C C C C SDI C C SDI C C C

I with H 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .78 1.00 .85 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .89 1.00
I with IN .67 .78 .69 .86 .78 .57 .66 .94 1.00 .73 .76 .69 .85
I with ODD 1.0 .82 .70 .72 .80 .56 .72 .80 .56 .76 .72 .82 .87
I with CD .61 .68 .59 .60 .63 .80 .70 .71
I with SAD .45 .42 .48 .50
I with MDD .59 .65 .18 .89 .60
I with GAD .59 .65 .23 .89 .60
I with SOC .52 .28 .41 .33
H with IN .67 .78 .69 .86 .78 .57 .68 .94 1.00 .73 .76 .75 .85
H with ODD 1.00† .82 .70 .72 .80 .56 .66 .80 .56 .76 .72 .78 .87
H with CD .61 .68 .59 .60 .63 .80 .70 .71
H with SAD .45 .42 .48 .50
H with MDD .59 .65 .18 .89 .60
H with GAD .59 .65 .23 .89 .60
H with SOC .52 .28 .41 .33
IN with ODD .67 .72 .52 .66 .66 .42 .68 .71 .56 .72 .70 .69 .77
IN with CD .46 .63 .44 .46 .53 .71 .63 .52
IN with SAD .26 .40 .41 .39
IN with MDD .61 .70 .52 .86 .63
IN with GAD .61 .70 .23 .86 .63
IN with SOC .56 .40 .46 .37
ODD with CD .61 .89 .80 .62 .81 1.00 .91 .68
ODD with SAD .45 .43 .59 .44
ODD with MDD .59 .68 .43 .80 .70
ODD with GAD .59 .68 .30 .80 .70
ODD with SOC .52 .39 .59 .40
CD with SAD .22 .35 .59 .43
CD with MDD .48 .56 .80 .56
CD with GAD .48 .56 .18 .80 .56
CD with SOC .33 .27 .33 .59 .32
SAD with MDD .33 .73 .72 .68
SAD with GAD .33 .73 .72 .87 .68
SAD with SOC .47 .57 .65 .57 .57
MDD with GAD 1.00 1.00 .73 1.00 1.00
MDD with SOC .63 .73 .76 .67
GAD with SOC .63 .73 .76 .55 .67

Notes: If two factors are unidimensional, their correlations with other factors are the same (duplicated here).

only found at age 4–10, Not 11–17, but factor correlations not reported by agegroup.

Studies: 1= Lahey et al., 2004; 2= Hartman et al., 2001; 3= Burns et al, 1997b; 4= Burns et al., 1997a; 5= Bauermeister, 1992; 6= Burns et al., 2001; 7= Sterba et al., 2007a; 8=Spence et al., 2001; 9=Lahey et al., 2008; 10= Molina et al., 2001.

P=parent; T=teacher. SDI= structured diagnostic interview; C=checklist.