Table 3.
Means (and Standard Deviations) of Characteristics of Event Memory Reports at Initial Assessment Measure
| Measure |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (N) | Narrative length (in propositions) |
Narrative Breadth (max. = 8.0) |
Thematic Coherence (max. = 3.0) |
| 4-year-olds (37) | 24.58 (13.20) | 6.16 (1.72) | 1.07 (0.73) |
| 6-year-olds (34) | 26.83 (13.21) | 6.92 (1.30) | 1.25 (0.59) |
| 8-year-olds (30) | 37.23 (21.36) | 7.50 (0.84) | 1.56 (0.62) |
| Adults (35) | 80.98 (37.49) | 7.92 (0.34) | 2.06 (0.61) |
Note: For length and breadth, the entire memory interview was coded; for thematic coherence, only the open-ended portion of the interview was coded.