Table 2.
Prevalence (% and 95% confidence intervals) of mental health problems among students (n = 3446) obtained by the Youth Self-Report (YSR)
| YSR domain | Total sample | Girls | Boys | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total girls | 5th grade | 7th grade | 9th grade | 11th grade | Total boys | 5th grade | 7th grade | 9th grade | 11th grade | ||
| Total problems | 16.5 [15.3; 17.7] | 18.8 [17.0; 20.6] | 17.4 [12.7; 22.1] | 18.4 [14.8; 22.0] | 20.0 [16.9; 23.1] | 19.0 [15.8; 22.2] | 13.7 [12.0; 15.4] | 12.3 [8.4; 16.2] | 14.1 [10.8; 17.4] | 13.1 [10.0; 16.2] | 15.7 [12.0; 19.4] |
| Internalizing problems | 17.8 [16.5; 19.1] | 19.6 [17.8; 21.4] | 18.2 [13.5; 22.9] | 19.8 [16.1; 23.5] | 20.7 [17.6; 23.8] | 19.6 [16.3; 22.9] | 15.5 [13.7; 17.3] | 16.6 [12.2; 21.0] | 15.7 [12.3; 19.1] | 15.3 [12.0; 18.6] | 14.0 [10.5; 17.5] |
| Externalizing problems | 7.4 [6.5; 8.3] | 7.8 [6.6; 9.0] | 1.4 [0.0; 2.8] | 8.5 [5.9; 11.1] | 10.8 [8.4; 13.2] | 9.6 [7.2; 12.0] | 6.8 [5.5; 8.1] | 3.8 [1.5; 6.1] | 5.5 [3.4; 7.6] | 7.2 [4.8; 9.6] | 11.9 [8.6; 15.2] |
| Social withdrawal | 4.3 [3.6; 5.0] | 5.1 [4.1; 6.1] | 6.1 [3.2; 9.0] | 2.4 [1.0; 3.8] | 6.2 [4.3; 8.1] | 5.6 [3.7; 7.5] | 3.4 [2.5; 4.3] | 1.7 [0.2; 3.2] | 3.9 [2.1; 5.7] | 3.8 [2.0; 5.6] | 4.4 [2.3; 6.5] |
| Somatic complaints | 6.8 [6.0; 7.6] | 6.6 [5.5; 7.7] | 6.9 [3.8; 10.0] | 4.4 [2.5; 6.3] | 6.8 [4.8; 8.8] | 8.0 [5.8; 10.2] | 7.2 [5.9; 8.5] | 9.7 [6.2; 13.2] | 7.6 [5.1; 10.1] | 4.4 [2.5; 6.3] | 6.2 [3.8; 8.6] |
| Anxious/depressed | 4.8 [4.1; 5.5] | 4.9 [3.9; 5.9] | 5.9 [3.0; 8.8] | 4.3 [2.4; 6.2] | 7.0 [5.0; 9.0] | 6.2 [4.2; 8.2] | 4.7 [3.6; 5.8] | 5.0 [2.4; 7.6] | 5.2 [3.1; 7.3] | 3.4 [1.7; 5.1] | 4.8 [2.7; 6.9] |
| Social problems | 2.6 [2.1; 3.1] | 2.1 [1.5; 2.7] | 1.3 [0.0; 2.7] | 2.2 [0.8; 3.6] | 2.0 [0.9; 3.1] | 2.7 [1.4; 4.0] | 3.2 [2.3; 4.1] | 4.8 [2.3; 7.3] | 4.3 [2.4; 3.2] | 1.4 [0.3; 2.5] | 1.6 [0.3; 2.9] |
| Thought problems | 6.8 [6.0; 7.6] | 6.0 [4.9; 7.1] | 6.3 [3.3; 9.3] | 5.1 [3.0; 7.2] | 7.1 [5.1; 9.1] | 5.2 [3.4; 7.0] | 7.9 [6.6; 9.2] | 8.7 [5.3; 12.1] | 7.3 [4.9; 9.7] | 7.2 [4.8; 9.6] | 8.4 [5.6; 11.2] |
| Attention problems | 2.8 [2.2; 3.4] | 3.0 [2.2; 3.8] | 0.9 [0.0; 2.1] | 5.3 [3.2; 7.4] | 2.4 [1.2; 3.6] | 3.5 [2.0; 5.0] | 2.4 [1.7; 3.1] | 2.9 [0.9; 4.9] | 2.2 [0.8; 3.6] | 1.4 [0.3; 2.5] | 3.2 [1.4; 5.0] |
| Delinquent behavior | 1.8 [1.4; 2.2] | 1.8 [1.2; 2.4] | 0.0 | 1.9 [0.6; 3.2] | 2.3 [1.1; 3.5] | 2.7 [1.4; 4.0] | 1.8 [1.1; 2.5] | 1.1 [0.0; 2.3] | 0.8 [0.0; 1.6] | 1.5 [0.4; 2.6] | 4.4 [2.3; 6.5] |
| Aggressive behavior | 0.8 [0.5; 1.1] | 0.8 [0.4; 1.2] | 0.0 | 1.1 [0.1; 2.1] | 1.1 [0.3; 1.9] | 1.0 [0.2; 1.8] | 0.8 [0.3; 1.3] | 0.4 [0.0; 1.2] | 1.5 [0.4; 2.6] | 0.6 [0.0; 1.3] | 0.6 [0.0; 1.4] |
Prevalence estimates based on German norm values; cutoffs: T > 63 for broadband scales (total problems, and internalizing and externalizing problems); T > 69 for syndrome scales