An Evaluation of the Structure of Attention in Adolescence.

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY

Developmental Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2023-05-22 DOI:10.1080/87565641.2023.2213789

Paul T Cirino, Abigail E Farrell, Marcia A Barnes, Greg J Roberts

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Abstract

This study evaluated the factor structure of attention, considering internal and external attention, and juxtaposed alongside processing speed (PS) and working memory (WM). We expected the hypothesized model to fit better than unitary or method factors. We included 27 measures with 212 Hispanic middle schoolers from Spanish-speaking backgrounds, where a substantial proportion were at risk for learning difficulties. Confirmatory factor analytic models separated factors of PS and WM, but the final model did not align with theoretical predictions; rather only measurement factors emerged. Findings extend and refine our understanding of the structure of attention in adolescents.

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对青少年注意力结构的评估。

本研究评估了注意的因素结构，考虑了内部注意和外部注意，并将其与处理速度（PS）和工作记忆（WM）并列。我们希望假设的模型比单一因素或方法因素的拟合效果更好。我们对 212 名来自西班牙语背景的西班牙裔初中生进行了 27 项测量，其中很大一部分学生有学习困难的风险。确认性因素分析模型将 PS 和 WM 的因素区分开来，但最终模型与理论预测并不一致；相反，只出现了测量因素。研究结果扩展并完善了我们对青少年注意力结构的理解。

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Developmental Neuropsychology 医学-心理学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Devoted to exploring relationships between brain and behavior across the life span, Developmental Neuropsychology publishes scholarly papers on the appearance and development of behavioral functions, such as language, perception, and social, motivational and cognitive processes as they relate to brain functions and structures. Appropriate subjects include studies of changes in cognitive function—brain structure relationships across a time period, early cognitive behaviors in normal and brain-damaged children, plasticity and recovery of function after early brain damage, the development of complex cognitive and motor skills, and specific and nonspecific disturbances, such as learning disabilities, mental retardation, schizophrenia, stuttering, and developmental aphasia. In the gerontologic areas, relevant subjects include neuropsychological analyses of normal age-related changes in brain and behavioral functions, such as sensory, motor, cognitive, and adaptive abilities; studies of age-related diseases of the nervous system; and recovery of function in later life. Empirical studies, research reviews, case reports, critical commentaries, and book reviews are featured in each issue. By publishing both basic and clinical studies of the developing and aging brain, the journal encourages additional scholarly work that advances understanding of the field of lifespan developmental neuropsychology.