Sex Differences in Intelligence on the WISC: A Meta-Analysis on Children with Specific Learning Disabilities.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have examined performance on the Wechsler batteries in typically developing children and adolescents. In particular, some studies suggest that cognitive functioning may differ between males and females. In this framework, the present study aims to investigate, through a meta-analytical approach, whether there are sex differences in the profiles emerging from the WISC battery in children with a Specific Learning Disability. For this purpose, a systematic search was conducted, resulting in a final selection of 12 published studies which utilized the WISC and included at least one group of SLD children of similar ages. Scores obtained in each scale and subtest of the battery were then examined according to the CHC/WISC-V classification. A series of mixed-effects models were fi

SUBMITTER: Esposito L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature