Table 4.
Descriptive Statistics of Executive Functions, Parenting Stress, Parent Coping and Quality of Daycare for All Study Participants and by Global Executive Composite Score Median Split.
Questionnaire | All
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Higher Global Executive Composite Score (Higher EF Problems)
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Lower Global Executive Composite Score (Lower EF Problems)
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n = 101
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n = 50
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n = 51
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Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | |
BRIEF-P* | |||||||||
Inhibitory Self-Control Index score | 35–90 | 49.11 | 10.15 | 44–90 | 56.54 | 8.99 | 35–51 | 41.82 | 4.20 |
Flexibility Index score | 35–92 | 49.15 | 10.17 | 40–92 | 55.08 | 10.57 | 35–57 | 43.33 | 5.26 |
Emergent Metacognition Index score | 33–90 | 49.38 | 10.89 | 42–90 | 57.74 | 9.34 | 33–49 | 41.18 | 3.61 |
Global Executive Composite score | 33–91 | 49.03 | 10.96 | 47–91 | 57.42 | 9.51 | 33–46 | 40.80 | 3.52 |
PSI* | |||||||||
Parent Domain | 58–192 | 114.98 | 23.39 | 77–192 | 123.98 | 24.71 | 58–160 | 106.16 | 18.32 |
Life Stress | 0–53 | 11.23 | 9.95 | 0–53 | 11.96 | 11.09 | 0–32 | 10.51 | 8.73 |
ECERS-R | |||||||||
Language Reasoning | 4.25–6.75 | 5.91 | 0.75 | 4.25–6.75 | 5.77 | 0.80 | 4.25–6.75 | 6.05 | 0.69 |
Activities | 3.88–6.10 | 5.17 | 0.69 | 3.88–6.10 | 5.19 | 0.70 | 3.88–6.00 | 5.16 | 0.69 |
Program Structure | 5.66–7.00 | 6.58 | 0.40 | 5.66–7.00 | 6.60 | 0.43 | 5.66–7.00 | 6.57 | 0.37 |
Interactions | 4.40–7.00 | 6.58 | 0.29 | 4.40–7.00 | 6.52 | 0.36 | 6.20–7.00 | 6.63 | 0.19 |
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n = 96
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n = 48
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n = 48
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Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | |
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WCQ* (relative scores) | |||||||||
Confrontative Coping | 0–0.54 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0–0.28 | 0.12 | 0.62 | 0–0.54 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
Distancing | 0–0.25 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0–0.24 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0–0.25 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
Self-Controlling Coping | 0.03–0.29 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.03–0.29 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.03–0.25 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
Seeking Social Support | 0–0.47 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0–0.44 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.02–0.47 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
Accepting Responsibility | 0–0.25 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0–0.25 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0–0.23 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
Escape-Avoidance | 0–0.20 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0–0.19 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 0–0.20 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
Planful Problem Solving | 0–0.52 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.04–0.34 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0–0.52 | 0.19 | 0.10 |
Positive Reappraisal | 0–0.28 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0–0.28 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0–0.25 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
Note.
Questionnaire completed by parent. EF = executive functions.