Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for all outcome measure in the VPT and FT control groups.
| VPT (N = 93) | FT controls (N = 55) | T | Cohen’s d | 95%CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | ||||
| WISC-IV FSIQ | 103.74(14.59) | (68–137) | 111.2(12.89) | (81–141) | t(125) = 3.22** | 0.53 | [2.9; 12.1] |
| VC | 105.36(13.3) | (75–132) | 108.31(13.8) | (83–140) | t(110) = 1.27 | 0.22 | [−1.66; 7.55] |
| PR | 103(17.4) | (10–135) | 111.8(15.84) | (67–143) | t(122) = 2.95* | 0.49 | [2.72; 13.84] |
| PS | 99.42(14.86) | (68–136) | 107.96(14.41) | (70–131) | t(120) = 3.43*** | 0.58 | [3.61; 13.48] |
| WM | 98.65(15.81) | (50–141) | 104.96(12.3) | (71–135) | t(135) = 2.7* | 0.43 | [1.69; 10.93] |
| SRS-2 | 59.47(14.04) | (39–90) | 49.44(8.62) | (38–79) | t(138) = −5.25*** | −0.82 | [−13.8; −6.3] |
| SCI | 54.82(11.39) | (39–90) | 47.61(8.08) | (36–81) | t(136) = −4.38*** | −0.7 | [−10.45;-3.95] |
| RRB | 53.85(11.41) | (41–90) | 47.26(6.57) | (38–78) | t(138) = −4.35*** | −0.67 | [−9.59; −3.59] |
| SDQ | 11.47(5.34) | (1–26) | 9.05(4.44) | (0–25) | t(130) = −2.93** | −0.48 | [−4.0; −0.8] |
| Emo | 2.33(2.24) | (0–9) | 1.67(1.77) | (0–9) | t(133) = −1.96 | −0.32 | [−1.33; 0.01] |
| Cond | 1.73(1.84) | (0–9) | 1.14(1.37) | (0–5) | t(137) = −2.18* | −0.35 | [−1.11; −0.05] |
| Peer Rel | 3.16(1.66) | (0–8) | 2.53(1.33) | (0–6) | t(132) = −2.55* | −0.42 | [−1.14; −0.14] |
| HyperA | 4.23(1.93) | (0–8) | 3.7(1.94) | (0–8) | t(114) = −1.49 | −0.27 | [−1.18; 0.13] |
| ProSoc | 8.42(1.92) | (1–10) | 8.8(1.7) | (0–10) | t(125) = 1.21 | 0.2 | [−0.24; 0.98] |
| BRIEF-2 | 105.16(25.0) | (60–178) | 92.58(20.16) | (66–158) | t(128) = −3.26** | −0.54 | [−20.21; −4.94] |
| Beh | 20.46(5.73) | (12–35) | 17.19(4.97) | (12–34) | t(121) = −3.56** | −0.6 | [−5.09; −1.45] |
| Emo | 25.94(7.97) | (16–48) | 23.15(6.22) | (16–43) | t(129) = −2.31* | −0.38 | [−5.18; −0.4] |
| Cog | 58.76(14.45) | (32–95) | 52.24(12.1) | (35–81) | t(125) = −2.87* | −0.48 | [−11; −2] |
| TMCQ | 2.95(0.23) | (2.3–3.7) | 2.92(0.18) | (2.4–3.2) | t(135) = −0.83 | −0.13 | [−0.08; 0.04] |
| NegA | 2.4(0.65) | (1.1–4.1) | 2.17(0.55) | (1.2–3.4) | t(128) = −2.34* | −0.39 | [−0.44; −0.04] |
| EffC | 3.28(0.45) | (2.2–4.4) | 3.52(0.4) | (2.6–4.7) | t(127) = 3.45** | 0.57 | [0.11;0.4] |
| Surg | 3.17(0.47) | (1.9–4.1) | 3.08(0.45) | (1.8–4.1) | t(119) = −1.23 | −0.21 | [−0.25;0.06] |
WISC, Wechsler intelligence scale for children; FSIQ, full scale IQ; VC, verbal comprehension; PR, perceptual reasoning; PS, processing speed; WM, working memory; SRS-2, social responsiveness scale; SCI, social communication and interaction; RRB, rigid and repetitive behaviors; SDQ, strengths and difficulties questionnaire; Emo, emotional difficulties; Cond, conduct problems; Peer Rel, peer relationship difficulties; HyperA, hyperactivity; ProSoc, prosocial behaviors; Int, initiating behaviors; Ext, externalizing behaviors; BRIEF-2, behavior rating inventory of executive functioning, second edition; Beh, behavioral difficulties; Emo, emotional difficulties: Cog, cognitive difficulties; TMCQ, temperament in middle children questionnaire; NA, negative affectivity; EC, effortful control; SU, surgency.
* = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001.