Table 4.
Comparison of Sensory Profile section scores among disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) youth and expected score in the general population.
| DMDD (n = 30) | Expected scores in the general population | Z-test for independent population | Cohen’s d | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | z-score | p | ||||||
| Sensory Processing (categories 1–6) | |||||||||||
| A. Auditory processing | 29.30 | 1.40 | 32.86 | 4.70 | -4.149 | <0.001 | 0.76 | ||||
| B. Visual processing | 35.78 | 1.01 | 38.10 | 4.26 | -2.983 | 0.003 | 0.54 | ||||
| C. Vestibular processing | 46.00 | 1.47 | 48.23 | 6.01 | -2.032 | 0.042 | 0.37 | ||||
| D. Touch processing | 71.77 | 2.68 | 80.06 | 8.16 | -5.564 | <0.001 | 1.02 | ||||
| E. Multisensory processing | 26.42 | 1.06 | 30.55 | 3.18 | -7.114 | <0.001 | 1.30 | ||||
| F. Oral sensory processing | 49.77 | 2.00 | 51.68 | 7.58 | -1.380 | 0.168 | 0.25 | ||||
| Sensory Modulation (categories 7–11) | |||||||||||
| G. Sensory processing related to endurance/tone | 38.73 | 1.39 | 41.88 | 3.97 | -4.346 | <0.001 | 0.79 | ||||
| H. Modulation related to body position and movement | 40.96 | 1.49 | 46.24 | 3.82 | -7.571 | <0.001 | 1.38 | ||||
| I. Modulation to movement affecting activity level | 21.50 | 0.92 | 23.08 | 3.76 | -2.301 | <0.001 | 0.42 | ||||
| J. Modulation of sensory input affecting emotional responses | 16.12 | 0.64 | 17.18 | 2.81 | -2.066 | 0.038 | 0.38 | ||||
| K. Modulation of visual input affecting emotional responses and activity level | 14.69 | 0.55 | 16.77 | 3.03 | -3.760 | <0.001 | 0.69 | ||||
| Behavioral and Emotional Responses (categories 12–14) | |||||||||||
| L. Emotional/social responses | 45.81 | 2.09 | 66.04 | 10.86 | -10.203 | <0.001 | 1.86 | ||||
| M. Behavioral outcomes of sensory processing | 17.31 | 1.20 | 24.47 | 4.18 | -9.383 | <0.001 | 1.71 | ||||
| N. Items indicating thresholds for responses | 11.96 | 0.46 | 13.58 | 1.57 | -5.657 | <0.001 | 1.03 | ||||
| Factors (9 factors) | |||||||||||
| 1. Sensory seeking | 59.42 | 3.02 | 69.78 | 9.07 | -6.256 | <0.001 | 1.14 | ||||
| 2. Emotionally reactive | 40.77 | 2.18 | 61.80 | 11.02 | -10.452 | <0.001 | 1.09 | ||||
| 3. Low endurance/tone | 38.73 | 1.39 | 41.88 | 3.97 | -4.346 | <0.001 | 0.79 | ||||
| 4. Oral sensory sensitivity | 38.12 | 1.81 | 38.87 | 6.49 | -0.633 | 0.529 | 0.12 | ||||
| 5. Inattention/distractibility | 21.89 | 1.39 | 26.87 | 4.59 | -5.942 | <0.001 | 1.08 | ||||
| 6. Poor registration | 31.58 | 0.93 | 35.85 | 4.38 | -5.340 | <0.001 | 0.97 | ||||
| 7. Sensory sensitivity | 18.19 | 0.47 | 18.38 | 2.14 | -0.486 | 0.624 | 0.09 | ||||
| 8. Sedentary | 13.19 | 0.89 | 12.84 | 3.41 | 0.562 | 0.575 | 0.10 | ||||
| 9. Fine motor/perceptual | 10.65 | 0.56 | 13.11 | 2.27 | -5.937 | <0.001 | 1.08 | ||||