Research Article
Challenges of Assessing Maltreated Children Coming into Foster Care
Table 3
Comparisons of our sample with a normative sample on the ITSEA.
| ā | Mean scores (SD) | -test | ā | Normative sample () | Current sample () |
| Externalising behaviours | 0.47 (0.28) | 0.60 (0.43) | t = 3.08, df = 1281, and p < 0.001 | Internalising behaviours | 0.52 (0.22) | 0.50 (0.31) | , df = 1281, and | Dysregulation | 0.36 (0.25) | 0.41 (0.29) | , df = 1281, and | Competence | 1.38 (0.29) | 1.14 (0.45) | t = 5.5, df = 1281, and p < 0.001 | Maladaptive behaviours | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.16 (1.17) | t = 2.58, df = 1281, and p < 0.01 | Social relatedness | 1.71 (0.21) | 1.53 (0.40) | t = 5.9, df = 1281, and p < 0.001 | Atypical behaviours | 0.32 (0.25) | 0.32 (0.24) | , df = 1281, and |
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Data from [27].
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