Table 1.
Comparisons across subsamples (German-speaking and French/Italian-speaking, boys and girls)
| Total sample (n = 446) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German-speaking subsample (n = 341) | French/Italian-speaking subsample (n = 105) | Comparison language regions | Boys (n = 297) | Girls (n = 149) | Comparison gender | |
| MAYSI-2 scales | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Alcohol/drug use | 2.74 (SD 2.81) | 1.91 (2.30 SD) | t(208) = 3.04, p < .01 | 2.56 (SD 2.75) | 2.51 (SD 2.67) | ns |
| Angry-irritable | 4.25 (SD 2.74) | 5.17 (2.42 SD) | t(193) = 3.29, p < .01 | 4.28 (SD 2.75) | 4.84 (SD 2.55) | t(444) = 2.06, p < .05 |
| Depressed-anxious | 2.60 (SD 2.30) | 4.16 (2.14 SD) | t(444) = 6.21, p < .001 | 2.44 (SD 2.12) | 4.01 (SD 2.45) | t(262) = 6.70, p < .001 |
| Somatic complaints | 1.68 (SD 1.57) | 2.88 (1.67 SD) | t(444) = 6.74, p < .001 | 1.54 (SD 1.45) | 2.80 (SD 1.76) | t(252) = 7.53, p < .001 |
| Suicide ideation | 1.59 (SD 1.84) | 1.52 (1.69 SD) | ns | 1.25 (SD 1.66) | 2.22 (SD 1.90) | t(264) = 5.32, p < .001 |
| Traumatic experiences | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cluster of disorders (K-SADS-PL) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Any substance use | 53 (15.5 %) | 14 (13.3 %) | ns | 49 (16.5 %) | 18 (12.1 %) | ns |
| Any affective | 44 (12.9 %) | 27 (25.7 %) | χ2(1) = 9.84, p < .01 | 39 (13.1 %) | 32 (21.5 %) | χ2(1) = 5.16, p < .05 |
| Any anxiety | 19 (5.6 %) | 29 (27.6 %) | χ2(1) = 40.63, p < .001 | 24 (8.1 %) | 24 (16.1 %) | χ2(1) = 6.66, p < .05 |
| Any disruptive behavior | 189 (55.4 %) | 21 (20.0 %) | χ2(1) = 40.44, p < .001 | 154 (51.9 %) | 56 (37.6 %) | χ2(1) = 8.11, p < .01 |
| Suicide ideation/suicide attempts | 66 (19.4 %) | 32 (30.8 %) | χ2(1) = 6.05, p < .05 | 49 (16.5 %) | 49 (33.1 %) | χ2(1) = 15.87, p < .001 |
MAYSI-2 means and (cluster of) psychiatric disorders were compared separately across language regions and across gender
MAYSI-2 Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-second version, K-SADS-PL Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children Present and Lifetime version, ns not significant