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Table 3 Prevalence and means of different risk factors in subgroups of parent-proxy reports being respectively higher, equal or lower than child self-reports on symptoms and impact

From: Understanding discrepancies in parent-child reporting of emotional and behavioural problems: Effects of relational and socio-demographic factors

 

Risk factors in the three symptom subgroups Prevalence (%)

Risk factors in the three impact subgroups Prevalence (%)

Possible predictors

P > C

N = 429

P = C

N = 6,360

P < C

N = 271

P > C

N = 478

P = C

N = 6,437

P < C

N = 374

Gender:

      

   Girls

36.8

51.1

48.0

34.4

51.0

58.0

   Boys

63.2

48.1

52.0

65.6

49.0

42.0

Educational level:

      

   College/university

34.5

55.0

48.5

41.5

53.5

46.1

   High school

53.4

39.0

43.3

48.2

40.3

47.7

   Elementary school

12.1

5.9

8.1

10.3

6.2

6.2

Parents' nationality:

      

   Both Norwegian

84.2

86.5

91.1

84.9

86.5

86.6

   Neither Norwegian

15.8

13.5

8.9

15.1

13.5

13.4

Parental status:

      

   Living with both

49.7

73.9

66.4

54.0

73.7

63.1

   Not living with both

50.3

26.1

33.6

46.0

26.3

36.9

Parental engagement:

      

   Yes

69.2

80.9

57.0

72.1

80.6

61.5

   Don't know

12.6

8.7

19.6

13.0

8.8

16.3

   No

3.7

1.7

5.2

3.8

1.6

5.3

   A little

14.5

8.7

18.1

11.1

9.0

16.6

 

Mean

Mean

School grade/age :mean age

      
 

11.5*

11.5*

11.4 *

11.4 *

11.5*

11.5 *

Income

      

   ( n.100,000 crowns) mean income

412

494

478

430

491

449

   ( n.100,000 € )

(52 )

(62)

(60)

(54)

(61)

(56)

Communication

      

   ( range 0-3)

      

   Mother

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

   Father

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.6

   Teacher

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.2

   Friends

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.9

   Others (uncle, neighbour...)

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.2

1.5

0.3

  1. P = parents; C = Children; Symptom subgroups based on total difficulties scores