The first hypothesis was that 20 to 30% of the participants had bad self-concept, the second hypothesis was that majority of participants had external attributional style, the third hypothesis was that at least 25% of the participants had anxiety, the fourth hypothesis was that at least 20% of the participants had depression and the fifth hypothesis was that at least 35% of the participants had ODD.
Fyrsta tilgáta var að 20 til 30% barnanna hefði lélega sjálfsmynd, önnur tilgáta var að meiri hluti barnanna væri með ytri eignunarstíl, þriðja tilgáta var að allavega 25% barnanna væri með kvíða yfir klínískum mörkum, fjórða tilgáta var að allavega 20% barnanna væri með þunglyndi yfir klínískum mörkum og fimmta tilgáta var að allavega 35% barnanna næði greiningarskilmerkjum fyrir ODD.