Table 3.
Child’s behavioral problems as reported by their parents (CBCL)
| Scale/subscale | Mothers report | Father report | Diagnosis vs no diagnosis, mothers report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean T-score (SD) N = 113–115 | % in clinical range | Mean T-score (SD) N = 82–84 | % in clinical range | ||
| Total score | 55.91 (10.04) | 18.6** | 54.15 (10.64) | 18.3* | T(110) = 1.64, p = .104 |
| Internalizing | 59.35 (11.27) | 40.7** | 57.71 (11.58) | 32.9** | T(110) = 2.36, p = .020d |
| Externalizing | 48.36 (10.08) | 7.9 | 47.84 (9.88) | 7.2 | T(111) = −.24, p = .811 |
| Anxious/depressed | 55.66 (8.08) | 5.2 | 55.00 (7.52) | 3.6 | U = 1276, p = .069 |
| Somatic complaints | 65.44 (10.37) | 36.8 | 63.40 (11.22) | 25.3 | T(111) = 1.49, p = .140 |
| Painc | 34.2 | 27.7 | χ2(1) = 1.21, p = .272 | ||
| Tirednesscb | 51.9 | 40.7 | χ2(1) = 492, p = .483 | ||
| Headachec | 16.1 | 14.5 | χ2(1) = 4.12, p = .042d | ||
| Stomach pain/crampsc | 14.2 | 11 | χ2(1) = 1.19, p = .276 | ||
| Obstipationc | 9.6 | 11.9 | χ2(1) = .45, p = .503 | ||
| Doesn’t eat wellca | 25.0 | 26.7 | χ2(1) = .40, p = .530 | ||
| Withdrawn/depressed | 59.01 (8.47) | 12.3 | 57.77 (7.74) | 13.3 | T(111) = 1.71, p = .090 |
| Withdrawn/depressedadj | 56.34 (7.54) | 7.0 | 55.65 (6.91) | 4.8 | T(111) = .62, p = .535 |
| Attention problems | 58.26 (8.26) | 8.8 | 57.67 (8.80) | 8.4 | |
| Aggressive behavior | 53.69 (6.69) | 3.5 | 53.29 (5.97) | 2.4 | |
| Emotional reactive (1.5–5)a | 56.86 (9.96) | 8.6 | 56.83 (6.27) | 0 | |
| Sleep problems (1.5–5)a | 55.23 (6.85) | 2.9 | 52.86 (4.76) | 0 | |
| Social problems (6–18)b | 57.80 (7.68) | 5.1 | 57.17 (8.15) | 9.3 | |
| Thought problems (6–18)b | 58.13 (9.21) | 12.7 | 58.56 (9.46) | 16.7 | |
| Rule breaking behavior (6–18) b | 52.33 (4.12) | 1.3 | 52.54 (4.30) | 1.9 | |
*P < .05
**P < .001
aVersion 1.5–5 years, N = 35 mothers, 29 fathers
bVersion 6–18 years, N = 79 mothers, 54 fathers
cItem of the subscale somatic complaints. Rated as percentage of scores > 2 (‘very often/ true’ as response)
dpatients without a diagnosis have a higher mean score compared to patients with a diagnosis