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Table 2 ADHD symptoms, psychosocial behaviors and academic performances of ADHD children with and without PDMU

From: Influences of digital media use on children and adolescents with ADHD during COVID-19 pandemic

Subscales

ADHD with PDMU

(n = 82)

mean ± SD

ADHD without PDMU

(n = 110)

mean ± SD

Statistical values

F (1, 189)

p

partial η2

SNAP Scores

 Inattentive

17.33 ± 5.11

16.06 ± 5.38

4.15

0.04

0.02

 Hyperactive-impulsive

9.49 ± 5.85

8.90 ± 5.33

3.42

0.07

0.02

 ODD symptoms

10.54 ± 4.81

8.91 ± 4.63

6.85

0.01

0.04

 CD symptoms

2.48 ± 2.21

1.63 ± 2.23

7.38

0.01

0.04

 Emotional problem

6.28 ± 4.72

3.90 ± 3.33

14.51

< 0.001

0.07

BRIEF Factor

 Inhibition

16.57 ± 4.05

16.08 ± 3.95

1.94

0.17

0.01

 Shift

13.12 ± 2.91

11.96 ± 2.67

7.01

0.01

0.04

 Emotional control

17.35 ± 4.46

15.71 ± 4.08

6.77

0.01

0.04

 Initiation

15.52 ± 3.01

14.22 ± 3.09

7.31

0.01

0.04

 Working memory

20.93 ± 3.78

19.59 ± 3.97

7.26

0.01

0.04

 Plan

27.05 ± 4.34

24.41 ± 4.43

17.09

< 0.001

0.08

 Organize

13.23 ± 3.07

12.37 ± 2.96

3.44

0.07

0.02

 Monitor

18.01 ± 3.08

17.46 ± 3.24

2.55

0.11

0.01

BRIEF Index

 Behavior regulation

47.05 ± 9.40

43.75 ± 9.12

6.67

0.01

0.03

 Metacognition

94.74 ± 14.30

88.05 ± 15.03

10.36

< 0.01

0.05

BRIEF GEC

141.79 ± 21.86

131.81 ± 22.72

10.16

< 0.01

0.05

FES-CV

 Cohesion

6.33 ± 2.57

7.26 ± 2.00

8.05

0.01

0.04

 Expression

4.95 ± 1.81

5.38 ± 1.73

3.02

0.08

0.02

 Conflict

4.21 ± 2.46

3.60 ± 2.01

3.30

0.07

0.02

 Independent

5.51 ± 1.50

5.41 ± 1.39

0.19

0.66

< 0.01

 Achievement

5.63 ± 1.86

5.65 ± 1.73

0.01

0.93

< 0.001

 Intellectual-Cultural

4.17 ± 2.11

4.62 ± 2.09

2.29

0.13

0.01

 Active-Recreational

4.28 ± 2.62

4.90 ± 2.47

1.69

0.20

0.01

 Morality

4.66 ± 1.64

4.63 ± 1.59

0.08

0.77

< 0.001

 Organization

5.00 ± 1.46

4.89 ± 1.50

0.44

0.51

< 0.01

 Control

3.54 ± 1.87

3.97 ± 2.10

3.28

0.07

0.02

 Total score

48.28 ± 7.87

50.31 ± 8.85

2.95

0.09

0.02

ASLEC

 Relationship pressure

8.90 ± 4.65

5.44 ± 3.07

36.22

< 0.001

0.16

 Learning pressure

9.09 ± 4.84

6.05 ± 4.00

23.16

< 0.001

0.11

 Being punished

9.30 ± 5.60

5.87 ± 4.99

23.66

< 0.001

0.11

 Loss

2.28 ± 3.00

1.78 ± 2.35

1.91

0.17

0.01

 Adaption

2.79 ± 1.91

2.10 ± 1.75

8.65

< 0.01

0.04

 Total score

36.21 ± 17.68

22.57 ± 13.65

37.38

< 0.001

0.16

SLMS

 Initiative

2.49 ± 1.60

1.48 ± 1.60

20.35

< 0.001

0.10

 Awareness

2.57 ± 1.49

1.96 ± 1.41

6.36

0.01

0.03

 Interesting

1.77 ± 1.24

1.46 ± 1.12

3.63

0.06

0.02

 Goal

2.23 ± 1.33

1.48 ± 1.37

13.22

< 0.001

0.07

 Total score

9.06 ± 3.31

6.39 ± 3.81

24.74

< 0.001

0.12

DSRSC

16.23 ± 6.11

11.45 ± 4.49

33.73

< 0.001

0.15

SCARED

25.96 ± 19.33

12.30 ± 10.54

36.02

< 0.001

0.16

Daily digital media usage

 Hours on TV/video

3.41 ± 3.02

2.87 ± 2.57

1.18

0.28

0.01

 Hours on video game

2.15 ± 2.61

1.20 ± 1.74

7.14

0.01

0.04

 Hours on social software

1.86 ± 2.90

0.82 ± 1.46

6.76

0.01

0.04

Days per week for doing

 Physical exercise

2.02 ± 1.95

2.77 ± 2.13

4.58

0.03

0.02

 Artistic and music

0.82 ± 1.73

1.42 ± 1.90

3.60

0.06

0.02

 Science and culture

1.87 ± 2.35

2.30 ± 2.48

0.25

0.62

< 0.01

 Other hobbies

1.00 ± 1.85

1.63 ± 2.29

2.67

0.10

0.01

  1. ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, PDMU Problematic digital media use, SD Standard deviation, SNAP Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale, ODD Oppositional-defiant disorder, CD Conduct disorder, BRIEF Behavior rating scale of executive function, GEC Global executive composite, ASLEC Adolescent self-rating life events checklist, FES-CV Chinese version of family environment scale, SLMS Students learning motivation scale, DSRSC Depression self-rating scale for children, SCARED Screening child anxiety-related emotional disorders