Research Article
Impact of an Interoception-Based Program on Emotion Regulation in Autistic Children
Table 2
Teacher report pre- and postintervention scores (
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| BRIEF-2 | Mean pre- score (SD) | Mean post- score (SD) | score | | Effect size () |
| Behavior regulation index | 79.87 (6.36) | 73.40 (7.88) | -3.008 | 0.003 | -2.704 | Inhibit | 77.73 (9.62) | 71.20 (8.15) | -2.731 | 0.006 | -2.136 | Self-monitor | 80.33 (6.03) | 74.53 (9.00) | -2.767 | 0.006 | -2.197 | Emotional regulation index | 87.67 (4.91) | 80.07 (4.71) | -3.184 | 0.001 | -1.836 | Emotional control | 85.53 (5.85) | 76.46 (4.41) | -3.268 | 0.001 | 2.131 | Shift | 86.27 (6.01) | 81.27 (5.64) | -2.852 | 0.004 | -1.059 | Cognitive regulation index | 74.40 (8.82) | 69.07 (6.34) | -2.767 | 0.006 | -2.197 | Initiate | 68.33 (11.99) | 63.80 (8.06) | -1.754 | ns | -1.061 | Working memory | 73.00 (10.18) | 68.67 (8.74) | -2.627 | 0.009 | -1.972 | Plan/organize | 73.60 (8.55) | 68.67 (6.09) | -2.135 | 0.033 | -1.390 | Task-monitor | 70.27 (8.42) | 67.80 (7.88) | -1.378 | ns | -0.792 | --Organization of materials | 74.47 (8.40) | 67.80 (9.25) | -3.239 | 0.001 | -3.458 | Global executive composite | 81.53 (7.27) | 74.07 (5.40) | -3.411 | 0.001 | -4.436 | CQIA-2 | | | | | | Homeostatic | 39.0 (7.42) | 52.1 (5.93) | 3.301 | 0.001 | 1.950 | Sleep | 4.9 (1.64) | 6.0 (1.41) | 1.798 | ns | 0.719 | Eating | 10.7 (3.13) | 13.1 (2.45) | 2.842 | 0.04 | 0.854 | Toileting | 9.1 (1.83) | 9.9 (.52) | 1.867 | ns | 0.595 | Pain/healthcare management | 8.1 (3.24) | 14.0 (2.88) | 3.190 | 0.001 | 1.925 | Thirst | 6.3 (3.37) | 8.9 (1.67) | 2.821 | 0.003 | 0.978 | General | 13.9 (2.57) | 26.3 (7.26) | 3.298 | 0.001 | 2.277 | Emotional response | 7.4 (1.55) | 16.5 (6.51) | 3.352 | 0.001 | 1.923 | Emotional awareness | 6.2 (1.64) | 9.4 (2.35) | 3.288 | 0.001 | 0.592 | Overall score | 51.9 (8.85) | 78.4 (13.01) | 3.235 | 0.001 | 2.382 |
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, ; BRIEF-2: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2; CQIA-2: Caregiver Questionnaire for Interoceptive Awareness-2. |