Table 3 YSR empirically based scale scores for Egyptian normative sample (n = 409)

Anxious/depressed

5.3 ± 4.6

7.8 ± 5.8

6.5 ± 5.4

Withdrawn/depressed

3.6 ± 3.3

4.7 ± 3.7

4.1 ± 3.6

Somatic complaints

1.8 ± 2.6

3.4 ± 3.8

2.6 ± 3.3

Social problems

3.2 ± 3.4

3.6 ± 3.1

3.4 ± 3.3

Thought problems

2.8 ± 3.6

3.5 ± 3.9

3.1 ± 3.7

Attention problems

3.6 ± 3.6

4.9 ± 3.7

4.2 ± 3.7

Rule breaking behavior

3.0 ± 3.2

2.7 ± 2.9

2.8 ± 3.0

Aggressive behaviors

5.9 ± 5.5

6.8 ± 5.5

6.3 ± 5.5

Internalizing problems

10.7 ± 9.4

15.9 ± 12.2

13.2 ± 11.1

Externalizing problems

8.8 ± 8.3

9.4 ± 7.8

9.1 ± 8.1

Total problems

32.3 ± 27.9

41.5 ± 30.4

36.7 ± 29.5