Table 3 Questionnaire for the assessment of psychopathology in adolescence (Q-PAD) scales
From: Eating disorder risks and psychopathological distress in Italian high school adolescents
Scale | Mean value ±standard deviation | Score % of subjects (n = 548) (% of pathological subjects according to gender) | p females vs. males |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | 0–84 = normal | 85–90 = borderline psychological dystress | 91 e 95 = presence of psychological dystress symptoms | > 95 = presence of psychological dystress symptoms that may require intervention |  |  |
Body dissatisfaction | 60.19 ± 25.06 (F 63.22 ± 1.44; M 55.52 ± 1.52) | 74.77% (F 56.23%; M 43.77%) | 10.24% (F 62.58%; M 37.50%) | 9.14% (F 90.0%; M 10.0%) | 5.85% (F 68.75%; M 31.25%) | < 0.001 |  |
Anxiety | 66.97 ± 26.86 (F 72.66 ± 1.32; M 55.19 ± 1.93) | 65.81% (F 54.17%; M 45.83%) | 10.42% (F 54.39%; M 45.61%) | 9.51% (F 78.85%; M 21.15%) | 14.26% (F 83.33%; M 16.67%) | < 0.001 |  |
Depression | 62.64 ± 26.95 (F 66.64 ± 1.40; M 56.52 ± 1.90) | 72.84% (F 54.66%; M 45.34%) | 11.01% (F 83.33%; M 16.67%) | 8.99% (F 71.43%; M 28.57%) | 7.16% (F 71.79%; M 28.21%) | < 0.001 |  |
Substance abuse | 54.75 ± 27.31 (F 59.65 ± 1.44; M 47.24 ± 1.85) | 82.57% (F 56.89%; M 43.11%) | 8.08% (F 86.36%; M 13.64%) | 5.32% (F 58.62%; M 41.38%) | 4.04% (F 86.36%; M 13.61%) | < 0.001 |  |
Interpersonal conflicts | 66.34 ± 24.61 (F 69.90 ± 1.29; M 60.84 ± 1.71) | 73.31% (F 56.61%; M 43.39%) | 7.86% (F 65.12%; M 34.88%) | 7.86% (F 76.74%; M 23.26%) | 10.97% (F 73.33%; M 26.67%) | < 0.001 |  |
Family problems | 61.51 ± 24.96 (F 65.15 ± 1.33; M 55.89 ± 1.70) | 78.79% (F 57.08%; M 42.92%) | 10.79% (F 69.49%; M 30.51%) | 3.84% (F 61.90%; M 38.10%) | 6.58% (F 88.89%; M 11.11%) | 0.001 |  |
Uncertainty about the future | 62.85 ± 27.05 (F 65.12 ± 1.46; M 59.34 ± 1.85) | 73.13% (F 58.0%; M 42%) | 5.48% (F 70.0%; M 30.0%) | 8.59% (F 59.57%; M 40.43%) | 12.80% (F 72.86%; M 27.14%) | 0.01 |  |
Psychosocial risks | 33.58 ± 27.17 (F 39.5 ± 1.5; M 24.51 ± 1.66) | 94.50% (F 59.42%; M 40.58%) | 2.57% (F 78.57%; M 21.43%) | 2.20% (F 83.33%; M 16.67%) | 0.73% (F 75.0%; M 25.0%) | < 0.001 |  |
Scale | Mean value ±standard deviation | 0 e 20 = indicatori di autostima/benessere scarsi o nulli, con significative ripercussioni sullo stato psicologico compressivo della persona | 21 e 40 = condizione psicologica di malessere | 41 e 60 = discreto ma non ottimale stato di benessere | 61 e 94 = stato di benessere nella norma | > 95 = segnalano una possibile esagerazione dello stato di autostima e benessere il cui significato va approfondito | p females vs. males |
Self-esteem and well-being | 33.66 ± 25.31 (F 32.1 ± 1.55; M 36.04 ± 1.79) | 39.89% (F 58.53%; M 41.47%) | 30.88% (F 65.48%; M 34.52%) | 12.58% (F 60.29%; M 39.71%) | 14.52% (F 54.43%; M 45.57%) | 2.21% (F 66.67%; M 33.33%) | 0.07 |