Table 3: YSR Syndrome Scales Stratified by Exposure to Suicide Among Adolescents in a School Sample in León, Nicaragua

ITEMS
Exposure
n=97
No Exposure
n=271
Mean SD Mean SD t p
YSR Syndrome Scales
Anxious/Depressed 5.7 3.0 4.5 2.7 3.4 0.001
Withdrawn 4.3 2.0 3.9 2.0 1.6 0.081
Somatic Complaints 4.0 2.5 3.4 2.3 2.3 0.026
Social problems 5.1 2.6 4.2 2.5 3.0 0.003
Thought problems 3.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 3.5 0.001
Attention problems 4.8 2.4 4.2 2.4 2.2 0.031
Delinquent behaviour 4.6 2.8 3.9 2.8 2.2 0.029
Aggressive behaviour 7.5 3.6 6.3 3.4 3.0 0.004
Internalizing 14.2 6.5 11.8 5.9 3.0 0.003
Externalizing 12.1 5.8 10.2 5.6 2.8 0.005