Table 2

Performance by Age and Sample Across Study Variables

Detained Youth Age GroupsCommunity Youth Age Groupsttotal*
11–1314–1516–17Total11–1314–1516–17Total
MacCAT-CA
    Understanding10.0711.3011.6711.2610.6911.2312.3211.551.48
    Reasoning10.6211.8812.2911.8511.7312.3513.2312.574.28
    Appreciation9.3610.3110.4810.239.8910.3510.8110.431.61
MAYSI-2
    Alcohol/drug1.952.973.563.06.03.57.79.5318.73
    Anger/irritability3.864.744.414.462.403.032.712.7410.55
    Depression/anxiousness2.533.342.772.961.461.721.511.5710.55
    Somatic2.643.043.012.962.172.462.472.394.84
    Suicidal ideation.81.95.66.80.27.36.27.306.56
    Thought disturbance1.00.89.80.87.51.55.46.505.95
WASI
    Vocabulary38.0337.9140.3538.9747.8746.3147.5947.2312.23
    Matrix reasoning41.5041.0242.4241.7047.7246.3848.2847.508.28
    FSIQ84.8284.3487.0685.5897.2894.7097.2596.4111.88
JILC
    Future orientation3.784.004.244.064.104.334.624.403.18
  • * Difference between detained and community total scores.

  • p < .001.

  • p < .01.