Table 3 Prevalence of mental health problems, by gender, according to parent and child report, in a representative sample of children aged 6–11 years old (N = 1258)

Emotional symptoms

10.8

10.2

11.0

0.28

5.6

4.5

6.6

0.06

8.4

7.7

9.2

0.19

4.1

4.5

3.6

0.27

7.4

6.1

8.7

<0.05

17.4

15.3

19.5

<0.04

Parent report – SDQ

12.2

16.1

8.4

<0.001

Child report - DI

4.5

6.1

2.8

<0.01

Parent report – SDQ

11.8

14.5

9.2

0.002

14.8

15.8

13.8

0.17

2.1

3.0

1.1

0.001

Child report DI

4.6

7.5

1.7

<0.001

5.0

5.6

4.4

0.21

8.3

10.7

5.9

0.001