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Table 3

Comparisons of our sample with a normative sample on the ITSEA.

	Mean scores (SD)		-test
	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

Data from [27].