Table 6.
Child characteristics by class
| Resilient (N = 31) | At-Risk (N = 62) |
Having Difficulties (N = 13) |
F test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | |
| Child Behavior Checklist | ||||
| Externalizing Problems | 42.81(8.03)a | 50.80(8.03)b | 63.69(5.89)c | 33.49** |
| Internalizing Problems | 43.81(7.13)a | 50.60(9.29)b | 55.69(13.33)b | 9.04** |
| School Competence | 49.80(3.54)a | 45.12(7.55)b | 38.67(7.56)c | 12.75** |
| Activity Competence | 50.42(9.77)a | 46.98(8.52)a | 43.31(13.05)a | 2.79 |
| Social Competence | 47.58(8.85)a | 45.63(7.73)a | 36.85(6.63)b | 8.63 |
| Conners Rating Scale | ||||
| Inattention | 43.65(5.61)a | 56.88 (7.46)b | 74.54 (10.46)c | 83.52** |
| Hyperactivity | 45.29(9.81)a | 57.02 (9.96)b | 78.15(9.81)c | 51.02** |
| Executive Functioning | 43.97(5.52)a | 54.27(6.91)b | 62.50(13.72)c | 31.29** |
| Peer Relations | 46.42(4.79)a | 50.33(7.60)b | 58.77(10.68)c | 12.93** |
| Learning Problems | 44.40(6.36)a | 51.85(9.38)b | 58.50(9.31)c | 13.50** |
Note. F values with a ** are significant at p < .001. Numbers represent mean t-scores and standard deviations. Means in the same row with different subscripts are significantly different from one another. Higher t-scores reflect more problematic behavior, with the exception of school, activity, and social competence on the CBCL. In those 3 scales, higher t-scores reflect greater competence.