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Table 2 Comparison of LEAF scores between genders

From: The moderating effect of the psychosocial working conditions (effort/reward/overcommitment) on the association between noise annoyance and cognitive performance among adolescents

 

Males

Mean ± SD

Females

Mean ± SD

p

Effect size

Memory function

20.22 ± 9.20

20.73 ± 8.89

0.333

0.056

Comprehension and conceptual learning

4.20 ± 3.08

4.35 ± 3.28

0.407

0.048

Factual memory

4.40 ± 3.29

4.77 ± 3.43

0.053

0.111

Attention

4.99 ± 3.54

5.20 ± 3.64

0.316

0.058

Processing speed

4.87 ± 3.44

5.14 ± 3.52

0.188

0.076

Visual spatial organization

4.66 ± 3.37

4.46 ± 3.21

0.287

0.061

Sustained sequential processing

4.72 ± 3.46

4.67 ± 3.29

0.805

0.014

Working memory

4.81 ± 3.50

5.14 ± 3.54

0.095

0.096

Novel problem solving

4.06 ± 3.34

3.99 ± 3.28

0.687

0.023

Mathematics skills

4.75 ± 3.64

5.28 ± 3.72

0.011

0.146

Basic reading skills

4.22 ± 3.76

3.93 ± 3.46

0.156

0.082

Written expression skills

4.43 ± 3.37

4.20 ± 3.28

0.225

0.070

Effort

16.23 ± 4.21

16.89 ± 4.09

0.006

0.157

Reward

36.14 ± 5.94

35.90 ± 5.88

0.487

0.040

Overcommitment

8.82 ± 2.93

9.26 ± 2.91

0.009

0.150

  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p values. LEAF = Language-Revised Learning, Executive, and Attention Functioning scale