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Table 4 Means and Standard Deviations for BRIEF-P Subscores and Indexes and Results of the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) (n = 308)

From: Parent ratings of executive function in young preschool children with symptoms of attention-deficit/-hyperactivity disorder

Group

(Girls/boys)

ADHD

ODD

ANX

TD

 

n = 104

n = 39

n = 48

n = 117

(38/66)

(18/21)

(21/27)

(52/65)

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

F (9,906)

η p 2

BRIEF-P raw scores

      

Inhibition

30.8 (6.1)

26.6 (5.3)

23.8 (4.8)

20.2 (4.1)

81.9

.45

Shift

14.1 (3.2)

14.0 (3.0)

15.5 (3.6)

11.9 (2.5)

19.5

.16

Emotional Control

17.2 (4.2)

18.4 (4.2)

16.8 (3.8)

13.1 (3.1)

32.6

.24

Working Memory

28.6 (6.3)

24.6 (4.2)

24.7 (5.8)

20.7 (4.2)

41.7

.29

Plan/Organize

17.5 (3.8)

16.3 (2.8)

15.2 (3.4)

13.0 (2.7)

37.0

.27

BRIEF-P indexes

      

ISCI

48.0 (9.1)

45.0 (8.7)

40.6 (7.3)

33.2 (6.5)

68.6

.40

FI

31.3 (6.3)

32.4 (6.2)

32.3 (6.6)

25.0 (4.8)

33.6

.25

EMI

46.2 (9.5)

40.9 (6.1)

39.9 (8.7)

33.7 (6.5)

45.0

.31

  1. Note. All results were significant at level p < .001. ISCI = Inhibitory Self-control Index, FI = Flexibility Index, EMI = Emergent Metacognition Index.