Table 4.
Comparison of preschool children’s SDQ scores with SH2019.
| Age | 4-year age group | t | p | 5-year age group | t | p | 6-year age group | t | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | This study | SH2019 | This study | SH2019 | This study | SH2019 | |||||||
| Total | 721 | 9,178 | 757 | 7,132 | 412 | 7,015 | |||||||
| Emotional Symptoms | Boys | 1.45(1.33) | 1.78(1.54) | −4.415 | 0.000** | 1.50(1.43) | 1.84(1.67) | −4.300 | 0.000** | 1.53(1.37) | 1.66(1.63) | −1.382 | 0.168 |
| Girls | 1.57(1.45) | 1.87(1.60) | −3.819 | 0.000** | 1.54(1.41) | 1.98(1.68) | −5.678 | 0.000** | 1.49(1.35) | 1.79(1.63) | −2.875 | 0.004** | |
| Conduct Problems | Boys | 1.98(1.38) | 1.77(1.29) | 2.750 | 0.006** | 1.89(1.35) | 1.85(1.32) | 0.557 | 0.578 | 1.88(1.36) | 1.64(1.27) | 2.613 | 0.010* |
| Girls | 2.04(1.39) | 1.63(1.23) | 5.520 | 0.000** | 1.80(1.33) | 1.69(1.25) | 1.624 | 0.104 | 1.83(1.42) | 1.51(1.19) | 2.976 | 0.003** | |
| Hyperactivity | Boys | 4.05(1.82) | 3.92(2.41) | 1.251 | 0.212 | 4.06(2.04) | 4.43(2.30) | −3.301 | 0.001** | 3.99(1.96) | 4.15(2.30) | −1.192 | 0.234 |
| Girls | 3.94(2.02) | 3.58(2.25) | 3.280 | 0.001** | 3.70(1.91) | 3.93(2.21) | −2.205 | 0.028* | 3.53(1.99) | 3.75(2.11) | −1.370 | 0.171 | |
| Peer Problems | Boys | 2.66(1.56) | 2.11(1.62) | 6.112 | 0.000** | 2.63(1.49) | 2.09(1.57) | 6.362 | 0.000** | 2.45(1.61) | 1.95(1.56) | 4.714 | 0.000** |
| Girls | 2.39(1.53) | 1.91(1.57) | 5.696 | 0.000** | 2.17(1.49) | 1.79(1.48) | 4.768 | 0.000** | 2.44(1.53) | 1.72(1.43) | 6.576 | 0.000** | |
| Prosocial Behavior | Boys | 7.07(1.94) | 7.08(2.03) | 0.089 | 0.929 | 7.43(1.89) | 7.09(1.93) | 3.249 | 0.001** | 7.44(1.90) | 7.52(1.86) | −0.633 | 0.527 |
| Girls | 7.67(1.83) | 7.60(1.91) | 0.684 | 0.494 | 7.92(1.77) | 7.69(1.78) | 2.403 | 0.016* | 7.78(1.83) | 7.97(1.74) | −1.427 | 0.154 | |
| Total Difficulties | Boys | 10.14(4.20) | 9.57(4.87) | 2.409 | 0.016* | 10.08(4.65) | 10.20(4.72) | −0.469 | 0.639 | 9.84(4.34) | 9.39(4.74) | 1.521 | 0.129 |
| Girls | 9.95(4.72) | 9.00(4.73) | 3.735 | 0.000** | 9.20(4.53) | 9.39(4.60) | −0.769 | 0.442 | 9.29(4.67) | 8.n(4.46) | 1.495 | 0.135 | |
*
p < 0.05 and
**
p < 0.01.
SDQ, strengths and difficulties questionnaire; SH2019, the SDQ results of preschool children in Shanghai in 2019; Data are expressed as the means (SD).