Behavior rating and intelligence testing in primary school children exposed to multiple adverse experiences

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 1 Characteristics of the studied sample

Age in (years)	Mean ± SD	9.39 ± 0.93
Age in (years)	Min.–max.	7.58–11.0
Parameter		N (%)
Sex	Males	53 (46.5%)
Sex	Females	61 (53.5%)
Socioeconomic level	Above average	5 (4.4%)
	Average	9 (7.9%)
	Below average	50 (43.9%)
	Low	38 (33.3%)
	Very low	12 (10.5%)
Exposure to adverse experiences	Not exposed	3 (2.6%)
	Less exposed (1–2 adversities)	55 (48.2%)
	Highly exposed (3 or more adversities)	56 (49.1%)
Verbal IQ	Average	93 (81.6%)
Verbal IQ	Below average	21 (18.4%)
Performance IQ	Average	40 (35.1%)
Performance IQ	Below average	74 (64.9%)
Full-scale IQ	Average	70 (61.4%)
Full-scale IQ	Below average	44 (38.6%)
PSCL total score	Non-affected	60 (52.2%)
PSCL total score	Affected	54 (47.8%)
Attention	Non-affected	67 (58.8%)
Attention	Affected	47 (41.2%)
Internalizing behavior	Non-affected	73 (64.0%)
Internalizing behavior	Affected	41 (36.0%)
Externalizing behavior	Non-affected	77 (67.5%)
Externalizing behavior	Affected	37 (32.5%)

PSCL Pediatric Symptoms Checklist; IQ score is considered average if it ranged 90–110 and below average if it ranged 70–89