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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2016 Jan;37(1):43–52. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000237

Table 2.

Measures of Executive Function, Behavior, and Social-emotional Development in Mid-childhood

Parent Teacher
BRIEF Mean (standard deviation)
    Global Executive Composite 48.3 (7.9) 50.7 (9.6)
    Behavioral Regulation Index 48.2 (8.7) 50.5 (10.1)
    Metacognition Index 48.4 (8.6) 50.9 (10.8)
SDQ
    Total difficulties 6.5 (4.7) 6.2 (5.8)
    Prosocial behavior scale 8.6 (1.6) 8.0 (2.2)

BRIEF is Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function.

BRIEF scores are standardized to mean 50 and standard deviation (SD) 10, with higher scores representing greater executive function problems.

SDQ is Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. On the total difficulties scale, higher scores represent more difficulties (possible scores, 0-40). On the prosocial scale, higher scores represent more favorable prosocial behavior (possible scores, 0-10).