Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics of Adolescent and Caregiver Reports on ADHD Dimensional Scales and Perceived Need for Treatment
| Adolescent Report | Caregiver Report | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M | SD | Skew (SE) |
Kurtosis (SE) |
N | M | SD | Skew (SE) |
Kurtosis (SE) |
|
| Inattentive/Disorganized Scale | ||||||||||
| Full Sample | 167 | 4.3 | 2.4 | −.25 (.19) | −.87 (.37) | 167 | 5.6 | 2.6 | −.64 (.19) | −.72 (.37) |
| Boys | 89 | 4.0 | 2.4 | −.09 (.26) | −.90 (.51) | 89 | 5.9* | 2.5 | −.79 (.26) | −.45 (.51) |
| Girls | 78 | 4.7 | 2.3 | −.45 (.27) | −.66 (.54) | 78 | 5.2* | 2.7 | −.47 (.27) | −.94 (.54) |
| Hyperactive/Impulsive Scale | ||||||||||
| Full Sample | 166 | 3.4 | 2.3 | .32 (.19) | −.72 (.38) | 167 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .64 (.19) | −.59 (.37) |
| Boys | 88 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .45 (.26) | −.16 (.51) | 89 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .60 (.26) | −.56 (.51) |
| Girls | 78 | 3.6 | 2.5 | .18 (.27) | −1.1 (.54) | 78 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .69 (.27) | −.58 (.54) |
| Perceived Need for Treatment (PNT) | ||||||||||
| Full Sample | 158 | .81 | 1.3 | 1.2 (.19) | .11 (.38) | 156 | 2.9 | 1.6 | −1.1 (.19) | −.49 (.39) |
| Boys | 83 | .64 | 1.1 | 1.6 (.26) | 1.5 (.52) | 85 | 2.9 | 1.5 | −1.2 (.26) | −.05 (.52) |
| Girls | 75 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .92 (.28) | −.72 (.55) | 71 | 2.8 | 1.6 | −.92 (.29) | −.85 (.56) |
Note.
*
There was a significant difference between boys and girls on the Inattentive/Disorganized Scale according to caregiver report, (t (165) = 1.96, p = .05). No other significant gender, age, or ethnicity differences were found on any scale for either adolescent or caregiver reports.