Table 3 Mean scores, standard deviation (SD) for YSR-syndromes as related to gender and country
From: Suicidal expressions among young people in Nicaragua and Cambodia: a cross-cultural study
YSR syndrome | Mean (SD) | P | Mean (SD) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | |||||
Nicaragua n = 188 | Cambodia n = 151 | Nicaragua n = 180 | Cambodia n = 165 | |||
Anxious depressed | 4.3 (2.6) | 8.2(3.5) | 0.00 | 5.2(2.9) | 9.7(4.0) | 0.00 |
Withdrawn depressed | 3.9 (1.9) | 4.3(2.4) | n.s. | 4.1(2.1) | 4.9(2.5) | 0.00 |
Somatic Complaints | 3.1(2.3) | 6.3(3.2) | 0.00 | 4.0(2.2) | 6.9(3.2) | 0.00 |
Social Problems | 4.5(2.4) | 6.4(3.2) | 0.00 | 4.4(2.5) | 7.1(2.8) | 0.00 |
Thought Problem | 2.8(2.1) | 5.3(3.2) | 0.00 | 2.5(1.9) | 4.9(3.2) | 0.00 |
Attention Problems | 4.5(2.3) | 7.6(3.0) | 0.00 | 4.2(2.3) | 8.1(2.6) | 0.00 |
Rule breaking Behavior | 4.8(2.8) | 4.3(2.8) | n.s. | 3.1(2.3) | 3.1(2.2) | n.s. |
Aggressive Behavior | 6.8(3.5) | 8.4(3.8) | 0.00 | 6.4(3.2) | 8.8(4.1) | 0.00 |
Internalizing Syndrome | 11.6(5.8) | 18.7(7.2) | 0.00 | 13.6(6.1) | 21.3(8.2) | 0.00 |
Externalizing Syndrome | 11.8 (5.8) | 12.7(5.8) | n.s. | 9.5(5.0) | 11.9(5.3) | 0.00 |
Total problem score | 38.3 (16.5) | 47.5 (14.1) | 0.00 | 37.4 (17.2) | 49.2 (14.7) | 0.00 |