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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2004;75(1):25–46. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2004.00652.x

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations of Study Variables by Child's Sex

Total
Girls
Boys
Variable M SD M SD M SD
Mother ratings T1
 Inhibitory control (n = 209) 4.59 0.90 4.84 0.67 4.38 0.99
 Attentional regulation (n = 209) 4.33 0.72 4.48 0.62 4.21 0.78
 Impulsivity (n = 209) 4.55 0.84 4.43 0.87 4.64 0.79
 Resiliency (n = 211) 6.14 1.25 6.09 1.26 6.18 1.24
 Internalizing problems (n = 209) 9.70 6.62 9.34 5.68 10.00 7.32
 Externalizing problems (n = 209) 15.33 9.08 13.71 7.73 16.68 9.90
 Anger (n = 209) 4.81 0.87 4.73 0.83 4.88 0.91
 Sadness (n = 209) 4.41 0.76 4.53 0.83 4.31 0.69
Father ratings T1
 Internalizing problems (n = 116) 7.05 6.70 8.23 7.11 6.33 6.39
 Externalizing problems (n = 116) 11.72 8.14 9.96 6.34 12.81 8.92
Teacher ratings T1
 Inhibitory control (n = 195) 5.03 1.07 5.36 0.91 4.73 1.12
 Attentional regulation (n = 195) 4.82 1.04 5.03 1.01 4.64 1.03
 Impulsivity (n = 194) 4.12 1.16 3.91 1.04 4.30 1.24
 Resiliency (n = 193) 6.55 1.36 6.53 1.31 6.57 1.41
 Externalizing problems (n = 194) 8.32 10.32 5.86 8.37 10.45 11.37
 Anger (n = 193) 3.82 1.29 3.61 1.22 3.99 1.33
 Sadness (n = 180) 3.58 0.88 3.69 0.86 3.49 0.89
Observed persistence (n = 212) 0.55 0.30 0.62 0.28 0.49 0.30
 Mother ratings T2
 Inhibitory control (n = 185) 4.77 0.89 4.90 0.75 4.65 0.98
 Attentional regulation (n = 184) 4.42 0.76 4.51 0.71 4.34 0.79
 Impulsivity (n = 183) 4.43 0.84 4.25 0.87 4.57 0.79
 Resiliency (n = 185) 6.18 1.25 6.20 1.24 6.16 1.25
 Internalizing problems (n = 192) 8.66 9.78 8.91 7.00 8.45 6.62
 Externalizing problems (n = 192) 12.58 7.79 11.52 6.79 13.46 8.47
 Anger (n = 183) 4.58 0.90 4.59 0.90 4.58 0.90
 Sadness (n = 183) 4.30 0.81 4.51 0.82 4.13 0.76
Father ratings T2
 Internalizing problems (n = 115) 6.17 6.07 6.57 6.52 5.78 5.63
 Externalizing problems (n = 115) 9.48 6.04 8.70 4.89 10.22 6.93
Teacher ratings T2
 Inhibitory control (n = 178) 4.90 1.18 5.30 1.08 4.54 1.15
 Attentional regulation (n = 180) 4.78 1.02 5.06 0.92 4.53 1.04
 Impulsivity (n = 177) 4.12 1.04 3.91 1.04 4.32 1.01
 Resiliency (n = 178) 6.54 1.46 6.72 1.37 6.38 1.52
 Externalizing problems (n = 180) 9.11 11.51 6.40 8.67 11.53 13.13
 Anger (n = 170) 3.67 1.32 3.43 1.29 3.89 1.31
 Sadness (n = 169) 3.68 0.99 3.72 0.93 3.64 1.05
Observed persistence (n = 174) 0.69 0.29 0.72 0.28 0.66 0.30

Note. T1 = Time 1; T2 = Time 2.