| 1. Procrastinate or put off doing things until the last minute |
0.82 |
0.01 |
| 2. Poor sense of time |
0.801 |
0.01 |
| 3. Waste or mismanage my time |
0.782 |
0.01 |
| 4. Not prepared for work or assigned tasks |
0.433 |
0.05 |
| 5. Fail to meet deadlines for assignments |
0.521 |
0.01 |
| 6. Have trouble planning ahead or preparing for upcoming events |
0.489 |
0.05 |
| 7. Forget to do things I am supposed to do |
0.812 |
0.01 |
| 8. Can’t seem to accomplish the goals I set for myself |
0.507 |
0.01 |
| 9. Late for work or scheduled appointments |
0.807 |
0.01 |
| 10. Can’t seem to hold in mind things I need to remember to do |
0.566 |
0.01 |
| 11. Can’t seem to get things done unless there is an immediate deadline |
0.403 |
0.05 |
| 12. Have difficulty judging how much time it will take to do something or get somewhere |
0.647 |
0.01 |
| 13. Have trouble motivating myself to start work |
0.702 |
0.01 |
| 14. Have difficulty motivating myself to stick with my work and get it done |
0.523 |
0.01 |
| 15. Not motivated to prepare in advance for things I know I am supposed to do |
0.468 |
0.05 |
| 16. Have trouble completing one activity before starting into a new one |
0.627 |
0.01 |
| 17. Have trouble doing what I tell myself to do |
0.475 |
0.05 |
| 18. Poor follow through on promises or commitments I may make to others |
0.243 |
0.05 |
| 19. Lack of self-discipline |
0.833 |
0.01 |
| 20. Have difficulty arranging or doing my work by its priority or importance; can’t “prioritize” well |
0.64 |
0.01 |
| 21. Find it hard to get started or get going on things I need to get done |
0.826 |
0.01 |
| 22. I do not seem to anticipate the future as much or as well as others |
0.472 |
0.05 |
| 23. Can’t seem to remember what I previously heard or read about |
0.671 |
0.01 |
| 24. I have trouble organizing my thoughts |
0.637 |
0.01 |
| 25. When I am shown something complicated to do, cannot keep the information in mind so as to imitate or do it correctly |
0.472 |
0.05 |
| 26. I have trouble considering various options for doing things and weighting their consequences |
0.38 |
0.05 |
| 27. Have difficulties saying what I want to say |
0.45 |
0.05 |
| 28. Unable to come up with or invent as many solutions to problems as others seem to do |
0.51 |
0.01 |
| 29. Find myself at a loss for words when I want to explain something to others |
0.838 |
0.01 |
| 30. Have trouble putting my thoughts down in writing as well or as quickly as others |
0.585 |
0.01 |
| 31. Feel I am not as creative or inventive as others of my level of intelligence |
0.435 |
0.05 |
| 32. In trying to accomplish goals or assignments, find I am not able to think of as many ways of doing things as others |
0.38 |
0.05 |
| 33. Have trouble learning new or complex activities as well as others |
0.775 |
0.01 |
| 34. Have difficulty explaining things in their proper order or sequence |
0.705 |
0.01 |
| 35. Can’t seem to get to the point of my explanations as quickly as others |
0.8 |
0.01 |
| 36. Have trouble doing things in their proper order or sequence |
0.512 |
0.01 |
| 37. Unable to “think on my feet” or respond as effectively as others to unexpected events |
0.564 |
0.01 |
| 38. I am slower than others at solving problems I encounter in my daily life |
0.997 |
0.01 |
| 39. Easily distracted by irrelevant thoughts when I must concentrate on something |
0.827 |
0.01 |
| 40. Not able to comprehend what I read as well as I should be able to do; have to re-read material to get its meaning |
0.704 |
0.01 |
| 41. Cannot focus my attention on tasks or work as well as others |
0.751 |
0.01 |
| 42. Easily confused |
0.573 |
0.01 |
| 43. Can’t seem to sustain my concentration on reading, paperwork, lectures, or work |
0.759 |
0.01 |
| 44. Find it hard to focus on what is important from what is not important when I do things |
0.612 |
0.01 |
| 45. I don´t seem to process information as quickly or as accurately as others |
0.233 |
0.05 |
| 46. Find it difficult to tolerate waiting; impatient |
0.674 |
0.01 |
| 47. Make decisions impulsively |
0.699 |
0.01 |
| 48. Unable to inhibit my reactions or responses to events or others |
0.605 |
0.01 |
| 49. Have difficulty stopping my activities or behavior when I should do so |
0.784 |
0.01 |
| 50. Have difficulty changing my behavior when I am given feedback about my mistakes |
0.705 |
0.01 |
| 51. Make impulsive comments to others |
0.649 |
0.01 |
| 52. Likely to do things without considering the consequences for doing them |
0.321 |
0.05 |
| 53. Change my plans at the last minute on a whim or last minute impulse |
0.642 |
0.01 |
| 54. Fail to consider past relevant events or past personal experiences before responding to situations (I act without thinking) |
0.327 |
0.05 |
| 55. Not aware of things I say or do |
0.482 |
0.05 |
| 56. Have difficulty being objective about things that affect me |
0.637 |
0.01 |
| 57. Find it hard to take other people’s perspectives about a problem or situation |
0.6 |
0.01 |
| 58. Don’t think about or talk things over with myself before doing something |
0.736 |
0.01 |
| 59. Trouble following the rules in a situation |
0.635 |
0.01 |
| 60. More likely to drive a motor vehicle much faster than others (Excessive speeding) |
0.93 |
0.01 |
| 61. Have a low tolerance for frustrating situations |
0.397 |
0.05 |
| 62. Cannot inhibit my emotions as well as others |
0.604 |
0.01 |
| 63. I don´t look ahead and think about what the future outcomes will be before I do something (I don´t use my foresight) |
0.468 |
0.05 |
| 64. I engage in risk taking activities more than others are likely to do |
0.778 |
0.01 |
| 65. Likely to take short cuts in my work and not do all that I am supposed to do |
0.409 |
0.05 |
| 66. Likely to skip out on work early if its boring or to do |
0.194 |
0.05 |
| 67. Do not put as much effort into my work as I should or than others are able to do |
0.759 |
0.01 |
| 68. Others tell me I am lazy or unmotivated |
0.889 |
0.01 |
| 69. Have to depend on others to help me get my work done |
Insignificant |
Insignificant |
| 70. Things must have an immediate payoff for me or I do not seem to get them done |
0.511 |
0.01 |
| 71. Have difficulty resisting the urge to do something fun or more interesting when I am supposed to be working |
0.818 |
0.01 |
| 72. Inconsistent in the quality or quantity of my work performance |
0.683 |
0.01 |
| 73. Unable to work as well as others without supervision or frequent instruction |
0.431 |
0.05 |
| 74. I do not have the willpower or determination that others seem to have |
0.649 |
0.01 |
| 75. I am not able to work toward longer term or delayed rewards as well as others |
0.653 |
0.01 |
| 76. I cannot resist doing things that produce immediate rewards even if they are not good for me in the long run |
0.676 |
0.01 |
| 77. Quick to get angry or become upset |
0.696 |
0.01 |
| 78. Over act emotionally |
0.809 |
0.01 |
| 79. Easily excitable |
0.834 |
0.01 |
| 80. Unable to inhibit showing negative or positive emotions |
0.826 |
0.01 |
| 81. Have trouble calming myself down once I am emotionally upset |
0.605 |
0.01 |
| 82. Cannot seem to regain emotional control and become more reasonable once I am emotional |
0.925 |
0.01 |
| 83. Cannot seem to distract myself away from whatever is upsetting me emotionally to help calm me down. I can´t refocus my mind to a more positive framework |
0.574 |
0.01 |
| 84. Unable to manage my emotions in order to accomplish my goals successfully or get along well with others |
0.385 |
0.05 |
| 85. I remain emotional or upset longer than others |
0.651 |
0.01 |
| 86. Find it difficult to walk from emotionally upsetting encounters with others or leave situations in which I have become very emotional |
0.719 |
0.01 |
| 87. I cannot rechannel or redirect my emotions into more positive ways or outlets when I get upset |
0.44 |
0.05 |
| 88. I am not able to evaluate an emotionally upsetting event more objectively |
0.479 |
0.05 |
| 89. I cannot redefine negative events into more positive viewpoints when I feel strong emotions |
0.424 |
0.05 |
| Total Score |
0.971 |
0.01 |
| EF Count Symptom |
0.95 |
0.01 |
| ADHD Index |
0.833 |
0.01 |
| Self-management to time |
0.967 |
0.01 |
| Self-organization |
0.922 |
0.01 |
| Self-restraint |
0.768 |
0.01 |
| Self-motivation |
0.889 |
0.01 |
| Self-regulation of emotion |
0.88 |
0.01 |
Brazilian Portuguese transcultural adaptation of Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS)