Demographic and PAC Questionnaire Measures for Participants Completing the CTET with Distraction Task
. | Control . | Ile89Val . | t Test . | Effect Size (Cohen's d) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and Health Measures | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| M | 45.13 | 44.66 | t < 1 | d = .03 |
| SD | 16.85 | 16.99 | p = .91 | |
| Education (years) | ||||
| M | 16.73 | 16.53 | t < 1 | d = .06 |
| SD | 2.57 | 3.59 | p = .80 | |
| History of ADHD/depression/anxiety (n) | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Psychotropic medications (n) | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| PHQ-9 depression score | ||||
| M | 3.50 | 3.47 | t < 1 | d = .01 |
| SD | 3.97 | 4.12 | p = .98 | |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | ||||
| M | 5.91 | 4.75 | t = 1.17 | d = .29 |
| SD | 4.32 | 3.54 | p = .25 | |
| Self-report Everyday Attention Measures (PAC) | ||||
| Distractibility | ||||
| M | 13.50 | 14.59 | t = 1.01 | d = .25 |
| SD | 4.21 | 4.45 | p = .32 | |
| Mind-wandering | ||||
| M | 12.91 | 13.38 | t < 1 | d = .11 |
| SD | 3.77 | 4.47 | p = .65 | |
| Boredom | ||||
| M | 12.94 | 12.25 | t < 1 | d = .18 |
| SD | 3.30 | 4.21 | p = .47 | |
. | Control . | Ile89Val . | t Test . | Effect Size (Cohen's d) . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and Health Measures | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| M | 45.13 | 44.66 | t < 1 | d = .03 |
| SD | 16.85 | 16.99 | p = .91 | |
| Education (years) | ||||
| M | 16.73 | 16.53 | t < 1 | d = .06 |
| SD | 2.57 | 3.59 | p = .80 | |
| History of ADHD/depression/anxiety (n) | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Psychotropic medications (n) | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| PHQ-9 depression score | ||||
| M | 3.50 | 3.47 | t < 1 | d = .01 |
| SD | 3.97 | 4.12 | p = .98 | |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | ||||
| M | 5.91 | 4.75 | t = 1.17 | d = .29 |
| SD | 4.32 | 3.54 | p = .25 | |
| Self-report Everyday Attention Measures (PAC) | ||||
| Distractibility | ||||
| M | 13.50 | 14.59 | t = 1.01 | d = .25 |
| SD | 4.21 | 4.45 | p = .32 | |
| Mind-wandering | ||||
| M | 12.91 | 13.38 | t < 1 | d = .11 |
| SD | 3.77 | 4.47 | p = .65 | |
| Boredom | ||||
| M | 12.94 | 12.25 | t < 1 | d = .18 |
| SD | 3.30 | 4.21 | p = .47 | |
t test and Cohen's d refer to the comparison between control and lle89Val participants. Each group included 19 women and 13 men, for a total n = 32 per group.