Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for child mental health symptoms, previous professional help-seeking experience, future professional help-seeking intentions, and parental attributions by child gender
| Variable | Range | N (%) / mean (SD) | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | |||
| Conduct problems | Normal | 76 (73.1%) | 65 (81.3%) | χ2(2) = 2.41 |
| Borderline | 11 (10.6%) | 8 (10%) | ||
| Abnormal | 17 (16.3%) | 7 (8.8%) | ||
| Emotion problems | Normal | 68 (65.4%) | 53 (66.3%) | χ2(2) = .09 |
| Borderline | 7 (6.7%) | 6 (7.5%) | ||
| Abnormal | 29 (27.9%) | 21 (26.3%) | ||
| Hyperactivity | Normal | 71 (68.3%) | 57 (71.3%) | χ2(2) = 2.74 |
| Borderline | 14 (13.5%) | 5 (6.3%) | ||
| Abnormal | 19 (18.3%) | 18 (22.5%) | ||
| Peer problems | Normal | 83 (79.8%) | 58 (72.5%) | χ2(2) = 3.24 |
| Borderline | 12 (11.5%) | 8 (10%) | ||
| Abnormal | 9 (8.7%) | 14 (17.5%) | ||
| Previous professional help-seeking experience | 15.11 (3.74) | 14.21 (4.63) | F (1,182) = 2.10 | |
| Future professional help-seeking intentions | 11.94 (2.71) | 12.2 (2.72) | F (1,182) = .41 | |
| Child-responsible attributions | 3.57 (2.85) | 3.25 (2.48) | F (1,182) = .63 | |
| Parental self-efficacy | 33.77 (5.46) | 33.61 (4.58) | F (1,182) = .04 | |