Effects of child abuse and neglect on executive functions among children diagnosed with learning disabilities or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 7 Relation between neglect and executive function in the studied groups

	Neglect				χ²	P
	No neglect (n = 290)		Neglect (n = 50)
	No	%	No	%
Time management EF
No	143	49.3	19	38.0	2.187	0.139
Yes	147	50.7	31	62.0	2.187	0.139
Problem solving and self-organization EF
No	167	57.6	21	42.0	4.191^*	0.041^*
Yes	123	42.4	29	58.0	4.191^*	0.041^*
Self-restraint executive function
No	166	57.2	15	30.0	12.712^*	< 0.001^*
Yes	124	42.8	35	70.0	12.712^*	< 0.001^*
Self-motivation EF
No	169	58.3	19	38.0	7.093^*	0.008^*
Yes	121	41.7	31	62.0	7.093^*	0.008^*
Emotional regulation EF
No	183	63.5	4	7.7	55.511^*	< 0.001^*
Yes	105	36.5	48	92.3	55.511^*	< 0.001^*