Table 3. Measures of executive functioning at T1 and T2 (means and SD).
| Variable | TS-pure (n = 8) | TS group (n = 19) | ADHD-C (n = 33) | TDC (n = 50) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | |
| Focused attention a) | 28 (19.8) | 16 (14.9) | 23 (18.9) | 22 (22.3) | 33 (20.9) | 41 (36.9) | 20 (18.3) | 14 (17.2) |
| Core cognitive control b) | -0.1 (2.7) | 0.1 (3.2) | -1.8 (2.9) | -0.2 (2.2) | -2.7 (3.1) | -0.5 (2.6) | -0.3 (2.2) | 1.2 (2.1) |
| Safer choices c) | 11 (6.5) | 20 (12.0) | 12 (7.9) | 21 (15.7) | 13 (7.8) | 12 (4.9) | 14 (9.5) | 13 (8.6) |
| Riskier choices c) | 23 (9.6) | 13 (5.4) | 23 (12.5) | 16 (8.8) | 20 (10.8) | 18 (10.7) | 18 (8.6) | 19 (9.4) |
a) Higher values indicate more problems with focused attention.
b) Higher value indicates a better cognitive control
c) Higher values indicate a higher rate of selection.