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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 7;74(4):265–272. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.030

Table 1.

Comparisons between adolescents with (ES+) and without (ES−) subsyndromal emotional symptoms on clinical outcome measures.

Clinical Domain / Measure MES− MES+ SDES− SDES− F p
Mood and Anxiety (MANOVA: Wilks =0.59; F(5,52)=7.26, p<0.0001)

Chidren’s Depression Inventory 5.68 12.52 4.14 6.88 19.325 <0.0001
State Anxiety (STAI) 19.76 26.61 5.70 11.27 7.703 0.007
(CDI)
Trait Anxiety (STAI)
26.60 40.15 7.05 9.33 36.789 <0.0001

Personality (Big Five Inventory) (MANOVA: Wilks =0.66; F(5,50)=5.17, p=0.001)

Neuroticism 16.80 22.52 5.50 4.76 16.488 <0.0001
Extraversion 27.88 25.03 4.63 5.38 4.233 0.044
C onscientiousness 29.08 24.94 5.02 4.42 10.772 0.002

Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale (MANOVA: Wilks =0.68; F(6,51)=5.17, p=0.002)

Behavioural Adjustment 13.20 11.55 1.08 2.08 13.122 0.001
Intellectual and School Status 13.96 10.73 2.11 3.16 19.472 <0.0001
Physical Appearance and 8.72 6.64 2.15 2.53 10.920 0.002
Freedom from Anxiety 10.48 7.58 2.43 3.23 14.106 <0.0001
Happiness and Satisfaction 8.84 7.42 1.40 1.94 9.536 0.003

Ways of Coping Questionnaire (MANOVA: Wilks =0.72; F(8,46)=2.23, p=0.042)

Self-Controlling 8.72 11.48 4.06 3.33 8.461 0.005
Escape Avoidance 5.36 9.58 3.70 4.68 15.066 <0.0001

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (MANOVA: Wilks =0.59; F(6,51)=5.81, p<0.0001)

Total score 68.44 94.82 13.32 22.43 27.23 <0.0001