Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the children and their families.
| Characteristics of the children | Baseline (n = 61) | Follow-up (n = 61) | Family characteristics | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age range | 6–12 | 8–14 | Psycho-emotional problems mother (% yes) | 29.5 |
| Mean age | 8.70 | 10.98 | Family structure | 83.6 |
| (Stan. dev.) | (1.97) | (2.19) | Two parents (%) | |
| Sex (% boys) | 95.1 | 95.1 | One-parent (%) | 16.4 |
| Medication (% Yes) | 44.3 | 70.5* | Child-rearing figure | |
| Mean IQ | 105.98 | - | Mother (%) | 62.3 |
| (Stan. dev.) | (16.48) | - | Father (%) | 3.3 |
| Associated problems (%)** | Both (%) | 32.8 | ||
| Oppositionism (39–90) | 65.6 | 45.9 | Others (%) | 1.6 |
| Cognitive problems (47–90) | 95.1 | 82 | Educational level (father/mother) | |
| Anxious-shy (40–90) | 18 | 42.6 | Lower Secondary (%) | 52.5/45.9 |
| Social problems (45–90) | 49.2 | 45.9 | Upper Second./Vocational Ed. (%) | 31.1/34.4 |
| Emotional lability (41–90) | 44.3 | 47.5 | 3-year university degree (%) | 4.9/11.5 |
| Conners’Global Index (45–90) | 95.1 | 75.4 | 5-year university degree (%) | 11.5/8.2 |
* % of participants who had taken medication at some point in their lives.
**Associated problems: % who presented a score of T ≥ 63 on the CPRS-RL. The range of the variables are given in brackets (Tscore).