Mean
Subscale Scores by gender for the self completed SDQ in a community sample of 11 — 17 year old Chinese children
Association of Mothers» and Fathers» Mental Health Symptoms With Children's Child Behavior Problem Index — Externalizing (BPI - EXT) and — Internalizing (BPI - INT)
Subscale Scores by the Child's Sex, Multivariate Linear Regression
Mean
Subscale Scores by age and gender for the parent completed SDQ in a community sample of 3 — 17 year old Chinese children
Descriptive statistics document the mean reported number of trauma experiences and posttraumatic stress
subscale scores by participants» sociodemographic variables.
Not exact matches
aChild Behavior Checklist for 4 - 18 years; bChildren who are currently visiting their father who used to perpetrate intimate partner violence and already separated from their mothers; cInternalizing problems = Withdrawn + Somatic complaints + Anxious / depressed; dExternalizing problems = Delinquent behavior + Aggressive behavior; Total problems = the sum of the
scores of all the nine
subscales of the CBCL; eAdjusted odds ratios calculated
by multivariable logistic regression analysis; fThe dependent variable: 0 = non - clinical, 1 = clinical; gp values calculated
by multivariable logistic regression analysis; hStandardized regression coefficients calculated
by multivariable regression analysis; ip values calculated
by multivariable regression analysis; jVariance Inflation Factor; k0 = non-visiting, 1 = visiting; lThe
score of the
subscale (anxiety) of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; mThe
score of the
subscale (depression) of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; nThe number of years the child lived with the father in the past; oAdjusted R2 calculated
by multivariable regression analysis.
We calculated a SDQ total difficulties
score by summing individual
subscale scores (excluding the prosocial
subscale).
A total difficulties
score ranging from 0 to 40 was derived
by summing all
subscales excluding prosocial behaviours.16 Total difficulties
scores are considered to provide an indicator of level of risk for emotional or behavioural problems.
Table 2 shows the mean (SD)
scores for each of the PedsQL scales and
subscales by weight category.
An overall
score representing total difficulties was computed
by summing the externalizing and internalizing behavior
subscales; α coefficients for parent and teacher reports ranged from 0.70 to 0.85.
Summary
scores for children's total, physical, and psychosocial health and
subscale scores for emotional, social, and school functioning were compared
by weight category based on International Obesity Task Force cut points.
Finally, to examine possible threshold and nonlinear relationships that might cut across current overweight and obese cut points, locally weighted regression techniques were used to generate lines of best fit for the relationships between BMI z
scores and PedsQL total, summary, and
subscale scores that differed significantly
by weight category; P <.05 was considered significant.
Parenting sense of competence was slightly lower among intervention recipients (β level, − 0.92 [95 % CI, − 1.40 to − 0.44]-RRB-, an effect driven
by lower
scores on the satisfaction
subscale rather than
by differences in self - efficacy (Table 4).
Variables were created
by calculating the mean of all items in a
subscale, and missing items were replaced with the participant's mean
subscale score.
The total and factor
scores of the JW - DEQ version B and the HADS
subscale scores were correlated
by means of the Pearson product - moment correlation coefficients (concurrent validity).
Several studies have replicated the PSC - 17's 3 - factor structure
by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in moderate - sized samples, 26,27 and a number of studies28 — 37 have reported on the prevalence of risk
by using the overall and
subscale scores.
The mean
scores across the three virtues were obtained
by averaging the
scores for each
subscale.
The BB families also had enhanced parent - child interaction, including overall
score (ES, 0.31), 2
subscales (provision of toys and reading; ES, 0.30 to 0.34), and 1 of the Reading Activities variables measured
by the diary (ES, 0.33).
The mean
scores for mothers» responses to the 3 CBCL
subscales were comparable to those for nonreferred children reported
by Achenbach, 24 suggesting that levels of behavioral problems for the Healthy Steps children were similar to the levels for generally healthy children.
Early studies found EPQ - RSC to have high reliability and validity as a measure of personality traits in China.47 48 The total
score for the extraversion
subscale indicates introversion when it is less than 43.3, intermediate when it is from 43.3 to 56.7 «and extraversion when it is greater than 56.7.48 For the psychoticism
subscale, tough - minded is defined as a total
score greater than 56.7, intermediate is defined as a total
score between 43.3 and 56.7 «and mild is defined as a total
score less than 43.3.48 For the neuroticism
subscale, a total
score of less than 43.3 defines emotional stability, whereas a total
score from 43.3 to 56.7 defines intermediate «and a total
score greater than 56.7 defines emotional instability.48 For the lie
subscale, a total
score of 60 or greater indicates that information provided
by the respondent might be unreliable.48 In this study, Cronbach's α for EPQ - RSC was 0.903.
Items and response options were unmodified from the original scale, and the standard
scoring metric applied: five items assessed each of the
subscales, and Total Difficulties was computed
by summing the 20 items from the four psychopathology
subscales.
Nine
subscales are formed
by counting the number of items
scoring 2 or 3 and dividing
by the number of items for each scale, resulting in scales from 0 to 1.
Subscale scores were obtained by summing scores for each subject's subscale items; higher scores indicate greater endorsement of that coping s
Subscale scores were obtained
by summing
scores for each subject's
subscale items; higher scores indicate greater endorsement of that coping s
subscale items; higher
scores indicate greater endorsement of that coping strategy.
A general health questionnaire
score of 5 or more (caseness) was predicted
by a higher
score on the illness behaviour questionnaire affective inhibition
subscale (P = 0.01).
A total
score for child related strains was calculated
by computing a mean
score of all four
subscales.
Subscale scores can be computed
by summing across items after recoding a number of reversed items.
Before computing the
subscale scores (sum across nine items; theoretical range 9 — 54), missing values (one to eight missing item responses for 7 participants) were substituted
by this participant's scale mean based on the nonmissing items to obtain sum
scores.
The fourth profile was Sets Limits + Restricts All Snacks (n = 23) and was characterized
by mothers who reported controlling their daughters» access to snack foods
by keeping all snacks out of their daughter's reach;
scores were higher on this
subscale than on the remaining profiles (P < 0.05, d = 5.00 — 9.00).
The SDQ Total Difficulties
Score (TDS) was calculated
by aggregating the
scores for the emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity - inattention, and peer problems
subscales (range 0 — 40).
The SCAS - C / P total
scores are calculated
by summing all
subscale scores.
Total
scores per
subscale are obtained
by summing up all item
scores for the scale in question.
The unique relations of each YPI
subscale with the NEO domains / facets were examined
by computing partial correlations controlling for the
scores on the other two YPI psychopathy
subscales.
The ASQ includes five scales: (1) ASQ - F1, «Confidence in relationships»; higher
scores in this
subscale indicate a secure attachment (e.g., «I find it relatively easy to get close to other people»); (2) ASQ - F2, «Need for approval» denotes both worried and fearful aspects of attachment, characterized
by an individual's need for others» approval and acceptance (e.g., «It's important for me to avoid doing things that others won't like»); (3) ASQ - F3: the subjects» anxious behavior in searching for others, motivated
by the necessity to fulfill dependency needs, is depicted
by the
subscale «Preoccupation with relationships»; it represents a central topic in the conceptualization of anxious / ambivalent attachment (e.g., «It's very important for me to have a close relationship»); (4) ASQ - F4, «Discomfort with closeness» reflects an avoidant attachment (e.g., «I prefer to keep to myself»), and (5) ASQ - F5 «Relationships as secondary» is typical of a dismissive style, in which subjects tend to emphasize achievements and independence, in order to protect themselves against hurt and vulnerability (e.g., «To ask for help is to admit that you're a failure»).
The secure attachment is characterized
by high
scores on AAS
subscales «close» and «depend» and a low
score on AAS
subscale «anxiety.»
The CBCL has nine behavioural problem
subscales, and queries about the child's behaviour in the past six months.13, 14 The T -
scores for each scale are calculated
by a computer program.
We performed forward - entry multiple regression analyses to investigate our first two key questions, namely, which variables correlate with depressive symptoms (as measured
by the DASS depression
subscale), and whether DASS depression
scores correlate with physical disability (as measured
by the RMDQ) after controlling for other variables known to affect physical disability.
As recommended
by Cosco et al. [6], findings like ours should induce caution in the interpretation of group factors
scores, posing the clinical usefulness of the two
subscales as questionable.
A within - group process
subscale score was derived
by summing the seven
subscales (Cronbach's α =.85).
The ROC analysis uses each value across the entire range of the CBCL
subscale T -
scores as the cut - off for defining a case and compares this classification to the «true» diagnosis, as defined
by the structured diagnostic interview.
The avoidant attachment is characterized
by low
scores on all three
subscales.
The anxious attachment is characterized
by a high
score on the AAS
subscale «anxiety» and moderate
scores on the
subscales «close» and «depend.»
Subscale scores were computed by summing scores for all items included in a specific subscale (αs ranged from.72
Subscale scores were computed
by summing
scores for all items included in a specific
subscale (αs ranged from.72
subscale (αs ranged from.72 to.76).
Scale
scores can be prorated if at least three items in each
subscale are completed and UK normed screening cut - offs are available to identify «abnormal» (top 10 %) and «borderline» (the next 10 %) levels of difficulties
by age and gender (http://www.sdqinfo.com).
A total difficulties
score (0 — 40) was computed
by adding
scores from the four problem
subscales (conduct, hyperactivity, emotional, and peer problem domains)[27, 28, 29].
Children with current sleep problems were more likely still to be nursed to sleep
by an adult and had slightly higher mean
scores on Child Behavior Check List
subscales for Aggressive Behavior (54 vs 52) and Somatic Problems (55 vs 53).