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ypsdqp

Nervous in new situations. Easily lose confidence

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youth

Index term

Children

Variable note:

Item is part of the Emotional Symptoms subscale (ypsdqes_dv). For the rest of the items, see ypsdqc, ypsdqh, ypsdqm, ypsdqx. For further information see Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. Refer to the syntax file ypsdq_dv for the code to create the subscale.

See ypsdqha_dv, ypsdqcp_dv, ypsdqpp_dv, ypsdqps_dv, ypsdqtd_dv, ypsdqa, ypsdqb, ypsdqd, ypsdqe, ypsdqf, ypsdqg, ypsdqi, ypsdqj, ypsdqk, ypsdql, ypsdqn, ypsdqo, ypsdqq, ypsdqr, ypsdqs, ypsdqt, ypsdqu, ypsdqv, ypsdqw, ypsdqy

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	1.47%
Not true	1	484	27.41%
Somewhat true	2	718	40.66%
Certainly true	3	538	30.46%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.38%
Not true	1	655	31.19%
Somewhat true	2	873	41.57%
Certainly true	3	564	26.86%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	1.38%
Not true	1	981	34.77%
Somewhat true	2	1150	40.77%
Certainly true	3	651	23.08%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.88%
Not true	1	1335	36.78%
Somewhat true	2	1457	40.14%
Certainly true	3	806	22.2%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	139	3.8%
not true	1	1270	34.75%
somewhat true	2	1494	40.88%
certainly true	3	752	20.57%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	1.02%
not true	1	1599	36.12%
somewhat true	2	1928	43.55%
certainly true	3	855	19.31%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	1.31%
not true	1	1767	36.07%
somewhat true	2	2108	43.03%
certainly true	3	960	19.6%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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