Table 1 Descriptive statistics and gender differences on all variables

Age (years)

15.79 (1.56)

15.17(1.65)

5.55

.020

WISC/WAIS Vocabulary

(scaled score)

12.09 (2.76)

12.14 (2.69)

0.01

.910

Functional impairment (WFIRS-S)

Total score

36.20 (20.39)

24.57(15.75)

16.28

<.001

Family

0.96 (0.59)

0.65(0.51)

12.19

<.001

School

0.68 (0.46)

0.51(0.49)

4.59

.034

Life Skills

0.73(0.49)

0.54(0.48)

6.13

.015

Self-Concept

1.36 (0.85)

0.80(0.78)

17.27

<.001

Social Activities

0.65 (0.46)

0.44(0.36)

10.16

.002

Risky Activities

0.31 (0.39)

0.32 (0.30)

0.08

.775

ADHD Symptoms (ASRS v1.1)

Inattention (/36)

19.56 (5.62)

16.83 (5.50)

9.02

.003

Hyperactivity/Impulsivity (/36)

15.89 (5.46)

14.21 (4.47)

4.48

.036

Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)

CERQ Adaptive strategies use

12.75 (2.51)

13.05 (2.68)

0.50

.481

CERQ Maladaptive strategies use

10.55 (2.48)

9.31 (2.10)

11.33

<.001

Emotion Reactivity Scale (ERS)

ERS Total Score (/84)

38.91 (16.76)

27.44 (15.99)

18.42

<.001

Emotion Recognition (GERT-S)

GERT Total Score (/42)

26.49 (4.53)

24.43 (5.17)

6.37

.013

Executive function (Go No Go)

Omission errors (%)

3.82 (4.92)

6.32(6.44)

6.60

.012

Inhibition errors (%)

51.73 (19.66)

65.16(20.03)

16.90

<.001