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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Evaluating cognitive and motivational accounts of greater reinforcement effects among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

 

ADHD (n = 25)

Control (n = 33)

p -value

Age

10.8 (1.1)

10.9 (1.0)

.84

Sex (M:F)

22:3

27:6

.50

Race/ethnicity (% minority)

16% (n = 4)

15.2% (n = 5)

.99

WISC (FSIQ)

107.9 (11.86)

112.5 (11.5)

.14

ADHD Symptoms (DBD-RS)

   

  Inattention-Parent

8.1 (1.2)

0.09 (0.4)

<.001

  Hyp/Imp-Parent

7.2 (1.7)

0.03 (0.2)

<.001

  Inattention-Teacher

6.3 (2.9)

0.09 (0.4)

<.001

  Hyp/Imp-Teacher

5.2 (2.5)

0.06 (0.2)

<.001

Cognition- No Reinforcement

−0.89 (1.0)

0.20 (0.55)

<.001

Cognition- Reinforcement

−0.14 (0.77)

0.60 (0.39)

<.001

Baseline Cognition

−0.12 (0.64)

0.09 (0.25)

.11

SR Composite

0.51 (0.62)

−0.39 (0.49)

<.001

  1. Except where noted, values represent the mean (SD). SR composite = mean of standardized parent-reported SR and child-reported BAS; Cognition = mean of standardized SSRT on the SST, percent accuracy on the 1-and 2-back, and CPT hits; DBD-RS = Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale, values represent the total number of symptoms endorsed on the DBD-RS (i.e., rated as ‘pretty much’ or ‘very much’).
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Behavioral and Brain Functions

ISSN: 1744-9081

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