Table 2.
Descriptive analysis of the Beck Youth Inventories (second edition) for symptoms of depression and anxiety by migration status and age
| Study group per measure | M | Min | Max | SD | Med | Clin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | ||||||
| Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 10.13 | 0 | 60 | 10.56 | 7 | 11.51 |
| Adolescents | 9.60 | 0 | 52 | 8.90 | 8 | 8.95 |
| Non-Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 8.30 | 0 | 56 | 8.51 | 6 | 8.80 |
| Adolescents | 8.75 | 0 | 47 | 8.97 | 6 | 7.57 |
| Anxiety | ||||||
| Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 15.99 | 0 | 60 | 10.51 | 15 | 6.27 |
| Adolescents | 14.90 | 0 | 41 | 8.51 | 14 | 8.70 |
| Non-Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 12.81 | 0 | 60 | 9.00 | 12 | 8.99 |
| Adolescents | 13.42 | 0 | 56 | 8.97 | 11 | 6.15 |
| Self-Concept | ||||||
| Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 38.86 | 4 | 60 | 9.45 | 40 | 5.88 |
| Adolescents | 38.38 | 10 | 59 | 7.68 | 39 | 7.93 |
| Non-Immigrants | ||||||
| Children | 39.47 | 12 | 60 | 9.09 | 40 | 8.80 |
| Adolescents | 37.89 | 9 | 60 | 7.63 | 38 | 6.43 |
M, mean scores. SD, standard deviation. Med, Median. Four-point Likert scale from 0 (“never”) to 4 (“always”). Clin, Participants above clinical cut-off (T-Score of 60 and above) in percent. Children are between 6.92 and 13.92 years, adolescents are between 14.05 and 21.17 years of age. The full sample consisted of n = 357 children and n = 425 adolescents with immigrant backgrounds, and n = 445 children and n = 612 adolescents without immigrant backgrounds