Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample and Gender Differences
| Full Sample | Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 167 | 89 | 78 |
| Age in Years (M/SD)* | 15.1 (1.3) | 15.3 (1.4) | 14.8 (1.3) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 60% | 54% | 65% |
| African American | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| Other | 19% | 21% | 15% |
| Family Composition | |||
| Single Parent | 58% | 54% | 63% |
| Two Parents | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Grandparents | 14% | 17% | 11% |
| Caregiver Characteristics | |||
| Graduated High School | 67% | 65% | 69% |
| Worked Full-or Part-Time | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Annual Income less than $15K | 50% | 49% | 50% |
| Received Public Assistance | 19% | 14% | 24% |
| Household History Characteristics | |||
| Child Welfare Involvement | 55% | 49% | 61% |
| One Member Regularly Used Drugs | 35% | 38% | 30% |
| One Member Involved in Illegal Activities | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Participant Referral Source | |||
| School | 76% | 77% | 76% |
| Other | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms | |||
| CBCL Externalizing Score (M/SD) | 19.2 (11.8) | 19.6 (12.4) | 18.8 (11.2) |
| YSR Externalizing Score (M/SD)* | 14.4 (8.7) | 12.8 (7.6) | 16.2 (9.5) |
| Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms | |||
| CBCL Internalizing Score (M/SD) | 13.1 (8.5) | 12.4 (7.7) | 13.9 (9.3) |
| YSR Internalizing Score (M/SD)*** | 10.0 (7.9) | 7.3 (5.6) | 13.2 (8.9) |
| Adolescent Behavioral Characteristics | |||
| ICU Total Score (M/SD) | 33.0 (12.1) | 32.5 (12.8) | 33.5 (11.2) |
| BRIEF Behavior Regulation Index (M/SD) | 47.9 (10.8) | 48.5 (10.2) | 47.1 (11.6) |
| BRIEF Plan/Organize Scale (M/SD)** | 23.7 (5.3) | 24.8 (5.2) | 22.4 (5.3) |
Note.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001
CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; YSR = Youth Self-Report; ICU = Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits; BRIEF = Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function.