In simpler words
Researchers checked whether five kinds of difficulties—ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, depression, anxiety, and social problems—were connected to one broader pattern of mental-health difficulties.
They found that all five were strongly and significantly related to this overall pattern at each of the three study times: after 2, 3, and 4 years. The results were very similar at all three times.
- Social problems had one of the strongest connections to the overall pattern, with scores of about 0.79 to 0.80.
- Depression also had a strong connection, with scores of about 0.76 to 0.77.
- Anxiety had scores of about 0.69 to 0.71.
- ADHD symptoms had scores of about 0.66 to 0.67.
- Conduct problems had scores of about 0.62 to 0.63.
Here, the beta (β) numbers describe how strongly each difficulty was connected to the overall pattern: higher numbers mean a stronger connection. The findings show that these different difficulties often overlap, especially social problems and depression. They show a connection, not proof that one difficulty causes another.