Table 5.
Partial correlation analyses between SAT and mSAT Indices and Executive Functions in healthy school-aged children, controlled for age and VIQ (N = 120)
| SAT | Proposition | Pertinence | Salience | ToM-C | ToM-A | Animation | Person | Problem-solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroop-RT | .051 | .030 | .051 | .157 | .099 | .070 | .063 | .019 |
| Stroop-ERR | .036 | -.014 | .040 | .028 | .048 | .090 | .060 | -.049 |
| WCST-CA | .111 | -.001 | .089 | .059 | .085 | .035 | .074 | .225* |
| WCST-PR | -.023 | .014 | -.033 | .114 | -.044 | .045 | .037 | .053 |
| WCST-PE | .008 | .045 | .029 | .113 | .059 | .058 | .067 | .086 |
| VF | .001 | .078 | .041 | .080 | .037 | .073 | .014 | .052 |
| mSAT | Proposition | Pertinence | Salience | ToM-C | ToM-A | Animation | Person |
Problem -solving |
| Stroop-RT | -.007 | .100 | -.038 | .064 | .007 | -.029 | .044 | -.002 |
| Stroop-ERR | -.007 | -.023 | -.001 | -.049 | .006 | -.055 | -.004 | .119 |
| WCST-CA | -.125 | .145 | -.174 | -.085 | -.035 | .067 | -.117 | .009 |
| WCST-PR | .058 | -.131 | .108 | -.042 | .034 | -.019 | -.029 | .013 |
| WCST-PE | .058 | -.126 | .105 | -.071 | .020 | -.034 | -.031 | -.011 |
| VF | .311*** | .020 | .240** | -.036 | -.064 | .100 | -.061 | .017 |
Stroop-RT: Reaction Time Stroop word-color interference. Stroop-ERR: Errors Stroop word-color interference. WCST-CA: Categories completed Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. WCST-PR: Perseverative responses Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. WCST-PE: Perseverative errors Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. VFT: Verbal Fluency.