Table 3 Mean overall and gender-specific Teacher Report Form (TRF) scale scores for Nepali schoolchildren
TRF scales | Gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (N = 1913) Meana (SD) | Girls (N = 1895) Mean (SD) | Total (IN = 3808) Mean (SD) | Gender effect F | Effect sizeb | |
Total Problems | 29.09 (25.63) | 24.60 (23.19) | 26.85 (24.54) | 37.87*** | − 0.18 |
Externalizing Problems | 7.13 (7.85) | 5.15 (6.36) | 6.14 (7.21) | 82.02*** | − 0.28 |
Internalizing Problems | 7.70 (7.12) | 8.18 (7.55) | 7.94 (7.34) | 4.70* | 0.06 |
Aggressive Behavior | 4.65 (5.50) | 3.47 (4.67) | 4.06 (5.13) | 55.89*** | − 0.23 |
Rule-Breaking Behavior | 2.49 (2.81) | 1.68 (2.11) | 2.09 (2.52) | 111.71*** | − 0.32 |
Attention Problems | 9.13 (8.12) | 6.87 (7.10) | 8.00 (7.71) | 94.15*** | − 0.30 |
Thought Problems | 1.30 (2.05) | 1.07 (1.81) | 1.19 (1.94) | 13.89*** | − 0.12 |
Social Problems | 2.62 (2.79) | 2.28 (2.58) | 2.45 (2.70) | 17.05*** | − 0.13 |
Somatic Complaints | 1.32 (2.10) | 1.48 (2.22) | 1.40 (2.16) | 5.86* | 0.07 |
Withdrawn/Depressed | 2.32 (2.60) | 2.31 (2.64) | 2.32 (2.62) | 0.03 | − 0.01 |
Anxious/Depressed | 4.07 (3.76) | 4.40 (4.06) | 4.23 (3.91) | 8.01** | 0.08 |