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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2009 Dec 11;51(7):827–837. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02201.x

Table 1.

Psychometric scores and task behavior (standard deviation in parentheses)

Controls AED |t-value| p value
CBCL internalizing problems total 5.3 (4.4) 14.6 (5.5) 4.568 <.001
CBCL externalizing problems total 4.3 (3.1) 27.2 (11.0) 6.932 <.000001
MID task reaction time (ms):
 Nonincentive 215 (17) 211 (19) 0.679 ns
 Win 20¢ 206 (25) 213 (18) 0.710 ns
 Win $1 206 (30) 200 (17) 0.632 ns
 Win $5 204 (24) 198 (19) 0.623 ns
 Win variable 202 (26) 193 (18) 0.970 ns
 Avoid losing 20¢ 210 (42) 206 (19) 0.430 ns
 Avoid losing $1 207 (22) 200 (18) 0.776 ns
 Avoid losing $5 206 (22) 201 (20) 0.672 ns
 Avoid losing variable 211 (41) 203 (15) 0.583 ns
MID task cue affect ratings (1–4 scale):
Excitement*:
 Nonincentive 1.4 (0.9) 2.3 (1.3) 1.923 <.10
 Win 20¢ 2.3 (1.0) 2.9 (1.1) 1.301 ns
 Win $1 2.8 (1.0) 3.0 (1.0) 0.578 ns
 Win $5 3.3 (1.2) 3.9 (0.3) 1.639 ns
Happiness*:
 Nonincentive 1.8 (0.9) 2.4 (1.1) 1.572 ns
 Win 20¢ 2.2 (0.8) 2.8 (0.9) 1.828 < .10
 Win $1 2.4 (0.9) 3.4 (0.7) 2.814 < .05
 Win $5 2.9 (1.1) 3.3 (1.1) 0.834 ns
Fearfulness:
 Nonincentive 1.0 (0.0) 1.2 (0.4) 1.651 ns
 Avoid losing 20¢ 1.8 (1.0) 2.2 (1.1) 0.793 ns
 Avoid losing $1 2.3 (1.1) 2.4 (1.1) 0.405 ns
 Avoid losing $5 2.5 (1.3) 3.1 (1.0) 1.186 ns
Unhappiness:
 Nonincentive 1.3 (0.9) 1.5 (0.5) 0.608 ns
 Avoid losing 20¢ 1.3 (0.5) 2.3 (1.3) 2.712 < .05
 Avoid losing $1 1.6 (0.8) 1.8 (0.8) 0.728 ns
 Avoid losing $5 2.3 (1.3) 2.2 (1.5) 0.046 ns
*

Significant main effect of subject group (AED > controls; p < .05) across all magnitudes