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Table 1 CBCL empirically based scores for Egyptian normative sample (n = 595)

From: Psychometric properties and cross-cultural comparison of the Arabic version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Youth Self Report (YSR), and Teacher’s Report Form (TRF) in a sample of Egyptian children

Score

Male

Female

Total (n = 595)

6–11 years (n = 115)

12–18 years (n = 198)

6–11 years (n = 90)

12–18 years (n = 192)

Anxious/depressed

5.6 ± 4.1

3.7 ± 3.7

3.5 ± 5.2

5.2 ± 4.7

4.5 ± 4.2

Withdrawn/depressed

3.0 ± 2.8

2.2 ± 2.8

1.5 ± 1.9

2.9 ± 2.9

2.4 ± 2.8

Somatic complaints

1.6 ± 2.1

1.4 ± 2.3

0.9 ± 1.6

2.1 ± 3.2

1.6 ± 2.5

Social problems

4.2 ± 3.6

2.6 ± 3.2

2.7 ± 2.9

3.2 ± 3.3

3.1 ± 3.3

Thought problems

2.0 ± 2.7

1.4 ± 2.4

1.0 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 2.8

1.6 ± 2.5

Attention problems

6.7 ± 6.9

4.3 ± 5.5

3.1 ± 3.5

3.8 ± 3.7

3.9 ± 3.8

Rule breaking behavior

3.3 ± 3.5

2.3 ± 3.2

1.6 ± 2.1

2.0 ± 2.7

2.3 ± 3.0

Aggressive behaviors

8.2 ± 6.7

5.0 ± 5.5

4.2 ± 5.1

6.0 ± 6.0

5.8 ± 6.0

Internalizing problems

10.2 ± 7.5

7.2 ± 7.8

5.9 ± 5.9

10.2 ± 9.4

8.6 ± 8.2

Externalizing problems

11.5 ± 9.8

7.2 ± 8.3

5.7 ± 6.9

8.1 ± 8.3

8.1 ± 8.6

Total problems

38.2 ± 26.4

24.7 ± 24.7

21.0 ± 20.7

30.6 ± 27.2

28.7 ± 25.9