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. 2021 Sep 4;32(2):331–342. doi: 10.1007/s00787-021-01865-9

Table 2.

Descriptives and associations between self-reports (YSR) and parental reports (CBCL) on psychopathologies in N = 70 adolescent SUD patients. Only items included in both CBCL and YSR were included in the analysis

YSR/CBCL scale Scale sum scores Individual difference (CBCL—YSR)
No. of items Parental report (CBCL) Self-report
(YSR)
Association between YSR and CBCL a,b Univariate difference
(rmMANOVA with DUDIT score as covariate)
M (SD) M (SD) r [95% CI]c pcorrected Effect size F (1,69) p η2part Effect size M (SD) Mdiff/MYSR (%)
Total behavior problems 101 54.6 (27.0) 51.3 (24.1) 0.32 [0.04, 0.56] 0.027 Moderate 6.2 0.015 0.09 Moderate 3.2 (29.7) 6%
Internalizing behavior problems 29 13.8 (8.7) 14.0 (9.9) 0.39 [0.17, 0.57] 0.005 Moderate 1.5 0.219 0.02 − 0.2 (10.3) − 2%
Social withdrawal 7 4.0 (2.5) 3.8 (3.1) 0.32 [0.09, 0.51] 0.027 Moderate 8.8 0.004 0.12 Moderate 0.2 (3.3) 8%
Somatic complaints 9 3.7 (3.2) 3.4 (2.9) 0.37 [0.15, 0.56] 0.008 Moderate 3.3 0.073 0.05 0.3 (3.4) 9%
Anxious/depressive 14 6.8 (5.2) 7.4 (5.9) 0.45 [0.24, 0.61]  < 0.001 Moderate 1.2 0.274 0.02 − 0.6 (5.8) − 8%
Externalizing behavior problems 32 23.7 (12.0) 20.3 (9.4) 0.45 [0.24, 0.62]  < 0.001 Moderate 0.2 0.624 0.004 3.4 (11.4) 17%
Dissocial behavior 12 9.5 (4.8) 8.7 (3.9) 0.29 [0.06, 0.49] 0.039 Small 8.8 0.004 0.12 Moderate 0.8 (5.2) 9%
Aggressive behavior 20 14.1 (8.1) 11.5 (6.2) 0.49 [0.29, 0.65]  < 0.001 Moderate 6.1 0.016 0.09 Moderate 2.5 (7.4) 22%
Social problems 8 2.4 (2.1) 1.7 (1.9) 0.34 [0.11, 0.53] 0.019 Moderate 7.3 0.009 0.10 Moderate 0.6 (2.3) 40%
Schizoid/obsessive behavior 6 1.7 (2.1) 1.5 (1.9) 0.20 [− 0.38, 0.41] 0.192 1.8 0.182 0.03 0.2 (2.5) 16%
Attention problems 10 7.4 (3.7) 7.0 (3.5) 0.16 [− 0.07, 0.38] 0.192 6.7 0.012 0.10 Moderate 0.3 (4.6) 6%

Only items included in both CBCL and YSR were included in the analysis

Percentages relate to the total of N = 70 adolescents/parents. Effect sizes after Cohen [47], only for significant associations/differences

CBCL Child Behavior Checklist. SUD Substance use disorder diagnosis. YSR Youth Self Report

a*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

br bivariate Pearson correlation coefficient with p values corrected after Bonferroni-Holm [45]

cBootstrapped 95% confidence interval (CI) for the bivariate Pearson correlation coefficient, BCa-method, N = 1000 repetitions