Paul T Cirino, Abigail E Farrell, Marcia A Barnes, Greg J Roberts
{"title":"An Evaluation of the Structure of Attention in Adolescence.","authors":"Paul T Cirino, Abigail E Farrell, Marcia A Barnes, Greg J Roberts","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2213789","DOIUrl":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2213789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10330620/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10125263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teresa Joyce, Serena Vanzan, Nichola Stuart, Anna Barnett
{"title":"Inhibition skills in children with developmental coordination disorder.","authors":"Teresa Joyce, Serena Vanzan, Nichola Stuart, Anna Barnett","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2205139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2205139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Inhibition (Response Inhibition - RI and Interference Control - IC) have been inconsistently examined in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) with response modalities often not considered.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To examine RI and IC in children with DCD.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Twenty-five children 6-10 years with DCD, plus 25 matched typically developing peers completed motor and verbal RI and IC tasks. .</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Children with DCD made significantly more errors in the motor and verbal RI tasks, had slower movement time and RT in the motor IC task, and longer completion time in the verbal IC task.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Children with DCD have RI and IC difficulties in motor and verbal responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9616479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ingrid Nesdal Fossum, Stian Orm, Per Normann Andersen, Hilde M Geurts, Merete Glenne Øie, Erik Winther Skogli
{"title":"Childhood Executive Function Predicts Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Emerging Adults With and Without Autism: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study.","authors":"Ingrid Nesdal Fossum, Stian Orm, Per Normann Andersen, Hilde M Geurts, Merete Glenne Øie, Erik Winther Skogli","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2206663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2206663","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically developing individuals were assessed on three neuropsychological tests of executive function (EF) and on scales of autism symptoms and co-occurring internalizing and externalizing symptoms at baseline (T1; <i>N</i> = 88, M<sub>age</sub> = 11.8 years, 73% males), 2-year (T2; 99% retention, M<sub>age</sub> = 13.9 years), and 10-year follow-ups (T3; 75% retention, M<sub>age</sub> = 21.4 years). An EF composite score from T1 significantly predicted internalizing symptoms at T2 (β = .228) and internalizing and externalizing symptoms at T3 (β = .431 and .478, respectively), when controlling for age and autism symptoms. OThe findings suggest that EF difficulties are a long-term risk factor for more co-occurring symptoms. .</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9678430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brittany Wolff, Vithor R Franco, Iliana Magiati, Matthew N Cooper, Rachel Roberts, Rachel Skoss, Emma J Glasson
{"title":"Individual-Level Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Mental Health in Siblings of Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions: A Network Analysis.","authors":"Brittany Wolff, Vithor R Franco, Iliana Magiati, Matthew N Cooper, Rachel Roberts, Rachel Skoss, Emma J Glasson","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2190119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2190119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Siblings of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) are exposed to unique family environments and experience a range of psychosocial risk and resilience factors. Networks of self-reported risk, resilience, and neuropsychiatric variables were estimated for siblings of individuals with (<i>n</i> = 235) and without (<i>n</i> = 480) NDCs (<i>N</i> = 715, mean age 22.40 years, 76% female, 74% White Caucasian). The NDC group reported more depressive (g = 0.39) and anxious (g = 0.43) symptoms than controls, and 71.5% of the NDC group reported at least one neuropsychiatric diagnosis compared to 36.9% of controls. Self-reported sleep and post-traumatic stress disorders were high amongst NDC siblings. Everyday executive functioning difficulties (cognitive inflexibility, hyperactivity/impulsivity) and emotion dysregulation were the most influential transdiagnostic risk factors for poorer functioning within the NDC group network.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9677885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Megan A Kumar, Neil A Kumar, Christopher R Brydges
{"title":"The Effect of COVID-19 on Adolescents' Mental Health, Social Lives, and Academic Achievement.","authors":"Megan A Kumar, Neil A Kumar, Christopher R Brydges","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2198773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2198773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to discover the effects of COVID-19 on the mental health, academic life, social life of students and discover their interrelationships at a boarding school in New Jersey, USA. A majority of participants reported that COVID-19 had a negative effect on their mental health and social lives, felt well informed about COVID-19 cases on campus, and were unconcerned about getting COVID-19 at school. Given the correlations and differences observed, it is likely that some groups of adolescents may be at greater risk of impacted mental health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. .</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9622146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors in Mexican Preschoolers.","authors":"Judith Salvador-Cruz, Jessica Paola Becerra-Arcos","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2166939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2166939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Executive functions allow the regulation of behavior and emotions. This study aimed to analyze the association of executive functions with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in 30 Mexican preschoolers with typical development (age <i>M</i> = 53.63 months; <i>SD</i> = 7.83 months; 40% girls) from homes of middle-low socioeconomic status. Behavioral and cognitive measures were used to assess executive functions and analyzed them using robust statistical methods. We found that executive functions are related to externalizing and internalizing behaviors at the behavioral level. Only Forward Digit Span predicts attentional problems. Individual differences in children's cognitive development in a Mexican context were adressed, and they have clinical and educational implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9164172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren M Berrill, Quinton Quagliano, Timothy Boyce, Jacobus Donders
{"title":"Performance and Symptom Validity in Outpatient Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluations.","authors":"Lauren M Berrill, Quinton Quagliano, Timothy Boyce, Jacobus Donders","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2186411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2186411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to clarify the value of using different types of validity measures in pediatric neuropsychological evaluations. We examined the relationship between performance (PVT) and symptom (SVT) validity tests as well as demographic variables and results from a screening test of learning and memory (i.e. Child and Adolescent Memory Profile [ChAMP]) in a mixed pediatric sample (<i>n</i> = 103). There was minimal overlap between PVT and SVT failures. Regression analyses demonstrated that PVT results, parental education, and history of special education were statistically significant predictors of ChAMP results, whereas SVT results were not.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9218698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexis F Koffman, Erica Flaten, Amy S Desroches, Richard S Kruk
{"title":"Neural Correlates of Visual Attention and Short-Term Memory in Children with Reading Difficulty.","authors":"Alexis F Koffman, Erica Flaten, Amy S Desroches, Richard S Kruk","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2177856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2177856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Visual attention and memory of 20 children with reading difficulty (M<sub>age</sub> = 134 months), 24 chronological (M<sub>age</sub> = 138 months) and 19 reading-age controls (M<sub>age</sub> = 92 months) were examined using object substitution masking; mask offset delay increases visual attention and visual short-term memory demands. ERP amplitude differences in the N1 (alerting), N2pc (N2-posterior-contralateral; selective attention), and SPCN (sustained posterior contralateral negativity; memory load) were expected between groups. Chronological controls performed best, but ERP results were mixed. No group differences were found for N1 or N2pc. SPCN showed enhanced negativity in reading difficulty, indicating greater memory load and anomalous inhibition.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9218198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association Between Screen Time of Mobile Devices and TV and School Readiness in Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Uğur Tekin, Ömer Alpgan","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2023.2183957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2023.2183957","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to investigate the relationship between screen time and school readiness. A total of 80 ppreschool children were included. Parents were interviewed about their children's daily screen time. The Metropolitan Readiness Test was utilized. Results showed that the school readiness of those with a total screen time of 3 hours or less was significantly higher. TV time was inversely associated with reading readiness (B=- 2.30,<i>p</i> < .001), whereas mobile device time was inversely associated with both reading (B = -0.96,<i>p</i> = .04) and numbers readiness (B = -0.98,<i>p</i> = .02). This study point to the importance of supervising children's screen use, and of awareness of parents and professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9533083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuropsychological Disorders in Moderate Hyperphenylalaninemia: Literature Review.","authors":"L Paermentier, A Cano, B Chabrol, A Roy","doi":"10.1080/87565641.2022.2162902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2022.2162902","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Moderate hyperphenylalaninemia (mHPA) is a hydroxylase deficiency corresponding to phenylalanine levels, at newborn screening, below 360 μmol/l. The neurological impact of mHPA is usually considered to be very low, but few studies have investigated the neuropsychological profile of mHPA patients.A systematic review of the neuropsychological aspects of mHPA was therefore conducted.The results showed a preservation of cognitive functions (intelligence, memory, visuoperception…). However, several indicators point to executive difficulties in this population. In regard to the important impact of executive functions in daily life, it is essential to conduct other studies in mHPA patients by proposing an integrative approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":50586,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Neuropsychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10617331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}