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Table 2 Prevalence of mental health problems according to history of violence and gender in German adolescents aged 11 to 17 (N = 7697 b )

From: Prevalence and gender patterns of mental health problems in German youth with experience of violence: the KiGGS study

 

Uninvolved youth (%)

Victims (%)

Perpetrators (%)

Perpetrating victims (%)

p-range a

Internalizing

     

Emotional problems (clinical range)

     

Girls

9.8

18.2

14.4

25.1

<.0001

Boys

6.5

9.2

11.4

15.9

<.0001

Disordered eating behaviors

     

Girls

26.5

37.6

38.7

48.1

<.0001

Boys

12.4

19.7

20.1

26.7

<.0001

Somatic pain

     

Girls

8.1

10.9

7.8

11.1

.3458-.6551

Boys

2.6

2.9

5.5

7.0

.0004-.0006

Sleeping problems

     

Girls

6.2

15.9

8.8

20.7

<.0001

Boys

3.1

9.1

5.7

6.7

<.0001-.0004

Externalizing

     

Conduct problems (clinical range)

     

Girls

3.1

11.8

15.1

15.8

<.0001

Boys

4.9

9.0

12.5

17.0

<.0001

ADHD

     

Girls

1.8

2.2

3.9

5.5

.0249-.0340

Boys

8.6

14.7

14.4

12.9

.0003-.0024

Frequent drinking

     

Girls

2.7

2.4

4.5

11.9

.0012-.0015

Boys

9.5

14.5

17.5

18.2

.0001

Illicit drug use

     

Girls

2.0

2.0

6.2

15.3

<.0001

Boys

2.8

4.6

7.5

7.5

<.0001

(n) Girls

(3104)

(143)

(368)

(133)

 

(n) Boys

(2687)

(198)

(775)

(291)

 
  1. Note: Inferences are based on Wald chi-squared tests for overall significance.
  2. a p-range: the range of p-values across the 5 imputed data sets; all p-values < .0001.
  3. b Weighted frequencies; numbers for boys and girls do not add to total due to rounding error.