Table 2.
Prevalence numbers in the index a - and reference b group, with corresponding p-value, regarding mental health in reports by teachers (TRF), parents (CBCL) and children (SDQ)
| |
Immigrant status |
Boys |
Girls |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Sig. (2-tailed) | n | Mean | Sig. (2-tailed) | ||
|
Teacher (TRF) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing <10th percentile |
Index groupa |
7 |
13.2 |
,292 |
7 |
20.6 |
,055 |
| Reference groupb |
28 |
8.7 |
|
36 |
9.9 |
|
|
| Externalizing >90th percentile |
Index groupa |
14 |
26.4 |
,025 |
0 |
0.0 |
,610* |
| Reference groupb |
46 |
14.2 |
|
11 |
3.0 |
|
|
| Total >90th percentile |
Index groupa |
8 |
15.1 |
,822 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,000* |
| Reference groupb |
45 |
13.9 |
|
8 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
Parent (CBCL) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing <10th percentile |
Index groupa |
5 |
9.4 |
,380 |
7 |
20.6 |
,022 |
| Reference groupb |
20 |
6.2 |
|
31 |
8.5 |
|
|
| Externalizing >90th percentile |
Index groupa |
10 |
18.9 |
,151 |
2 |
5.9 |
1,000* |
| Reference groupb |
38 |
11.8 |
|
27 |
7.4 |
|
|
| Total >90th percentile |
Index groupa |
9 |
17.0 |
,225 |
4 |
11.8 |
,308* |
| Reference groupb |
36 |
11.1 |
|
26 |
7.1 |
|
|
|
Children (SDQ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Internalizing <10th percentile |
Index groupa |
1 |
1.9 |
,488* |
1 |
2.9 |
,123* |
| Reference groupb |
17 |
5.3 |
|
42 |
11.5 |
|
|
| Externalizing >90th percentile |
Index groupa |
6 |
11.3 |
,462 |
0 |
0.0 |
,247* |
| Reference groupb |
49 |
15.2 |
|
24 |
6.6 |
|
|
| Total >90th percentile | Index groupa |
5 |
9.4 |
,809 |
1 |
2.9 |
,561* |
| Reference groupb | 34 | 10.5 | 19 | 5.2 | |||
*= Fisher’s exact test due to few number of observations in a cell.
a= Children of immigrants.
b= Children of non-immigrant parents.