Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics Concerning the Executive Functioning Domains Across the Scales, Indices and Global Executive Composite (GEC) of the BRIEF-2.
| BRIEF-2 | ASD Sample (n = 119) | 95% Confidence Interval for Mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscales | Min | Max | M | SD | SE | Lower | Upper |
| Inhibit | 47.0 | 85.0 | 59.83 | 8.54 | 0.78 | 58.28 | 61.38 |
| Self-Monitor | 49.0 | 78.0 | 62.07 | 6.70 | 0.61 | 60.85 | 63.28 |
| Shift | 46.0 | 79.0 | 61.24 | 6.64 | 0.61 | 60.03 | 62.44 |
| Emotional Control | 47.0 | 84.0 | 62.12 | 9.10 | 0.84 | 60.47 | 63.77 |
| Initiate | 47.0 | 79.0 | 61.36 | 7.19 | 0.66 | 60.06 | 62.67 |
| Working Memory | 43.0 | 83.0 | 62.65 | 9.22 | 0.85 | 60.97 | 64.32 |
| Plan/Organize | 50.0 | 77.0 | 63.47 | 6.94 | 0.64 | 62.21 | 64.73 |
| Task-Monitor | 46.0 | 73.0 | 57.06 | 7.35 | 0.68 | 55.73 | 58.39 |
| Organization of Materials | 47.0 | 70.0 | 54.36 | 5.33 | 0.49 | 53.39 | 55.32 |
| Indices | |||||||
| Behavior Regulation Index (BRI) | 48.0 | 84.0 | 61.33 | 7.15 | 0.66 | 60.03 | 62.63 |
| Emotion Regulation Index (ERI) | 47.0 | 79.0 | 62.60 | 7.37 | 0.68 | 61.26 | 63.93 |
| Cognitive Regulation Index (CRI) | 50.0 | 77.0 | 61.21 | 6.27 | 0.58 | 60.07 | 62.35 |
| Global Executive Composite (GEC) | 51.0 | 84.0 | 64.22 | 6.89 | 0.63 | 62.97 | 65.47 |
All the scores are reported as T-scores (M = 50, SD = 10), with T-scores between 60 and 64 being considered to indicate mild elevation, T-scores between 65 and 69 considered to indicate potential clinical elevation and T-scores of 70 or above considered to indicate clinical elevation. Likert scale range from 1–3, with higher scores indicating poorer/worse executive functioning. (SE): The standard error.