Table 2.
Behavior Problems Index comparisons for survivors and siblings
| Overall Comparisons | Impairment Comparisons | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivor | Sibling | Survivor | Sibling | ||||||||
| Variable | N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | P-value | Effect size† | Category | N (%) | N (%) | P-value | Effect size† |
| Depression/Anxiety | 646 | 8.51 (2.66) | 696 | 8.07 (2.41) | 0.08 | 0.1751 | No | 558 (86.38) | 624 (89.66) | 0.50 | 0.0505 |
| Yes | 88 (13.62) | 72 (10.34) | |||||||||
| Headstrong | 645 | 7.36 (2.51) | 697 | 7.03 (2.32) | 0.25 | 0.1353 | No | 526 (81.55) | 601 (86.23) | 0.20 | 0.0637 |
| Yes | 119 (18.45) | 96 (13.77) | |||||||||
| Attention Deficit | 646 | 6.81 (2.28) | 694 | 6.42 (2.09) | 0.11 | 0.1790 | No | 518 (80.19) | 596 (85.88) | 0.33 | 0.0760 |
| Yes | 128 (19.81) | 98 (14.12) | |||||||||
| Peer Conflict/Social Withdrawal | 645 | 4.69 (1.35) | 695 | 4.5 (1.19) | 0.11 | 0.1517 | No | 535 (82.95) | 612 (88.06) | 0.08 | 0.0727 |
| Yes | 110 (17.05) | 83 (11.94) | |||||||||
| Antisocial Behaviors | 646 | 7.38 (2.14) | 696 | 7.1 (1.93) | 0.30 | 0.1371 | No | 559 (86.53) | 625 (89.8) | 0.65 | 0.0506 |
| Yes | 87 (13.47) | 71 (10.20) | |||||||||
Note. Adjusted for race and family income, N = number of subjects; M = mean; SD = standard deviation
†
Cramer’s V for categorical variable; Cohen’s d for continuous variable