Table 15 Relation between emotional regulation and different variables among the studied groups

Age (years)

  < 10

24

77.4

46

66.7

25

58.1

21

56.8

11

64.7

25

58.1

  > 10

7

22.6

23

33.3

18

41.9

16

43.2

6

35.3

18

41.9

Χ²(p)

1.178(0.278)

0.016(0.901)

0.219(0.640)

Gender

 Male

23

74.2

57

82.6

27

62.8

27

73.0

15

88.2

30

69.8

 Female

8

25.8

12

17.4

16

37.2

10

27.0

2

11.8

13

30.2

Χ²(p)

0.947(0.331)

0.940(0.332)

2.216(^FEp = 0.137)

Social class

  ≤ Average

18

58.1

12

17.4

23

53.5

15

40.5

8

47.1

6

14.0

  > Average

13

41.9

57

82.6

20

46.5

22

59.5

9

52.9

37

86.0

Χ²p)

16.850(< 0.001^*)

1.337(0.248)

7.464^*( ^FEp = 0.015^*)

Academic achievement

 Good outcome

18

58.1

25

36.2

19

44.2

16

43.2

5

29.4

11

25.6

 Bad outcome

13

41.9

44

63.8

24

55.8

21

56.8

12

70.6

32

74.4

Χ² (p)

4.160(0.041^*)

0.007(0.992)

0.091(^FEp = 0.756)

Comorbidity

 No

23

74.2

14

20.3

35

81.4

10

27.0

14

82.4

7

16.3

 Yes

8

25.8

55

79.7

8

18.6

27

73.0

3

17.6

36

83.7

Χ² (p)

26.663^*(< 0.001^*)

23.888^*(< 0.001^*)

23.380^*(< 0.001^*)

Abuse

 No

28

90.3

31

44.9

43

100.0

24

64.9

16

94.1

22

51.2

 Yes

3

9.7

38

55.1

0

0.0

13

35.1

1

5.9

21

48.8

Χ² (p)

18.222^*(< 0.001^*)

18.040(< 0.001^*)

9.680^*(0.002^*)

Neglect

 No neglect

29

93.5

48

69.6

43

100.0

24

64.9

17

100.0

29

67.4

 Neglect

2

6.5

21

30.4

0

0.0

13

35.1

0

00

14

32.6

Χ² (p)

6.947^*(0.008^*)

18.040(< 0.001^*)

7.219(^FEp = 0.006^*)

IQ

  < 100

3

9.7

13

18.8

4

9.3

4

10.8

2

11.8

4

9.3

  ≥ 100

28

90.3

56

81.2

39

90.7

33

89.2

15

88.2

39

90.7

Χ² (^FEp)

1.336(0.378)

0.050(1.000)

0.082(^FEp = 1.000)

Conner’s scale

  ≤ 25

26

83.9

48

69.6

41

95.3

34

91.9

16

94.1

30

69.8

  > 25

5

16.1

21

30.4

2

4.7

3

8.1

1

5.9

13

30.2

Χ² (^FEp)

2.275(0.131)

0.406(0.658)

4.038(^FEp = 0.051)