Research Article

Daily Performance of Adolescents with Executive Function Deficits: An Empirical Study Using a Complex-Cooking Task

Table 1

Participants’ demographic characteristics.

EFD group ()TD group ()
()Range ()Range

Age (years)11.88 (1.08)10.08–14.0512.19 (1.08)10.00–14.75-1.29.2
Frequency (%)Frequency (%)
Gender
 Boys29 (70.7)28 (70.0)0.0.94
Mothers’ education
 Academic34 (82.9)37 (92.5)1.71.19
Fathers’ education
 Academic30 (73.2)27 (67.5)0.31.57
Socioeconomic status
 Low2 (4.9)
 Average21 (51.2)20 (50.0)2.11.34
 High18 (43.9)20 (50.0)

Note: EFD: group with executive function deficits; TD: group with typical development; academic: higher education more than 12 years of schooling including studies toward a degree or profession; socioeconomic status: low: under 7,000 ILS, average: 7,000–14,000 ILS, and high: more than 14,000 ILS for one month.