Table 5.
Mean lack of guilt, guilt, and shame scores (standard errors) as measured by various ASEBA scales for children and adolescents with various clinical diagnoses
| Item 26 “Lacks guilt” | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBCL | TRF | YSR | |
| Primary DSM classification | |||
| Depressive disorders (n = 56/42†) | 0.65 (0.10)a | 0.32 (0.10)a | 0.58 (0.12)a |
| Anxiety disorders (n = 80/52) | 0.37 (0.09)b | 0.36 (0.08)a | 0.49 (0.10)a |
| Pervasive developmental disorders (n = 227/94) | 0.68 (0.05)a | 0.45 (0.05)a | 0.60 (0.08)a |
| Identity/personality problems (n = 27/25) | 0.76 (0.15)ac | 0.56 (0.14)a | 0.49 (0.15)a |
| ADHD (n = 366/121) | 0.56 (0.04)a | 0.55 (0.04)a | 0.69 (0.07)a |
| Parent–child relationship problem (n = 88/38) | 0.86 (0.08)c | 0.54 (0.08)a | 0.71 (0.12)ab |
| Disruptive behavior disorders (n = 50/26) | 1.00 (0.11)c | 1.01 (0.10)b | 1.07 (0.15)b |
| F(6,885/6,389) | 5.58** | 5.61** | 2.17* |
| η 2 | .04 | .03 | .03 |
| Item 52 “Feels very guilty” | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CBCL | TRF | YSR | |
| Primary DSM classification | |||
| Depressive disorders (n = 56/42) | 0.47 (0.07)a | 0.29 (0.05)a | 0.74 (0.10)a |
| Anxiety disorders (n = 80/52) | 0.39 (0.06)ab | 0.36 (0.05)a | 0.66 (0.09)a |
| Pervasive developmental disorders (n = 227/94) | 0.31 (0.03)bc | 0.12 (0.03)b | 0.30 (0.07)b |
| Identity/personality problems (n = 27/25) | 0.55 (0.11)a | 0.14 (0.08)ab | 0.52 (0.13)ab |
| ADHD (n = 366/121) | 0.24 (0.03)c | 0.10 (0.02)b | 0.29 (0.06)b |
| Parent–child relationship problem (n = 88/38) | 0.32 (0.06)bc | 0.10 (0.04)b | 0.47 (0.10)ab |
| Disruptive behavior disorders (n = 50/26) | 0.27 (0.08)bc | 0.11 (0.06)b | 0.56 (0.13)ab |
| F(6,885/6,389) | 2.60* | 5.96** | 4.32** |
| η 2 | .02 | .04 | .06 |
| Item 52 “Self-conscious, easily ashamed” |
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|---|---|---|---|
| CBCL | TRF | YSR | |
| Primary DSM classification | |||
| Depressive disorders (n = 56/42) | 0.77 (0.10)ab | 0.53 (0.09)a | 0.90 (0.10)ab |
| Anxiety disorders (n = 80/52) | 0.80 (0.08)ab | 0.85 (0.07)b | 1.13 (0.09)a |
| Pervasive developmental disorders (n = 227/94) | 0.88 (0.05)a | 0.73 (0.04)b | 0.66 (0.07)bc |
| Identity/personality problems (n = 27/25) | 0.84 (0.14)ab | 0.52 (0.13)a | 0.76 (0.14)b |
| ADHD (n = 366/121) | 0.44 (0.04)b | 0.35 (0.03)c | 0.52 (0.06)c |
| Parent–child relationship problem (n = 88/38) | 0.63 (0.07)ab | 0.45 (0.07)ac | 0.66 (0.11)bc |
| Disruptive behavior disorders (n = 50/26) | 0.45 (0.10)b | 0.24 (0.09)c | 0.67 (0.13)bc |
| F(6,885/6,389) | 11.65** | 13.09** | 5.58** |
| η 2 | .07 | .08 | .08 |
ASEBA Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, CBCL Child Behavior Checklist, TRF Teacher Report Form, YSR Youth Self Report
†Left numbers pertain to n for CBCL/TRF data, right numbers pertain to n for YSR data. All analyses were conducted while controlling for age and gender. Within-column means not sharing similar subscripts differ at p < .05