Performance-based measures of executive function and BRIEF-P in preschoolers: a latent variable approach
| dc.contributor.author | Kim, Yaewon | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Müller, Ulrich | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-30T02:44:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-30T02:44:14Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-04-29 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Psychology | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science M.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Preschool years are an important period for executive function (EF) development. The two common ways of assessing EF in preschoolers are performance-based (PB) and rating measures. One of the most commonly used rating scales for preschoolers is the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function – Preschool Version (BRIEF-P). The current study explored the longitudinal relationship between three PB measures (Grass/Snow, Shape School, Self-ordered Pointing) and corresponding BRIEF-P scales (Inhibit, Shift, Working Memory) in typically developing preschoolers. There were three assessments in six-month intervals. Participants included 101 children at Time 1, with 86 and 75 in subsequent assessment time points. Using a latent variable approach, longitudinal measurement invariance was tested, supporting partial strong invariance. Results showed a lack of direct correlations between PB measures and corresponding BRIEF-P scales across time. These findings were interpreted in the context of existing literature, yielding a more nuanced understanding of what these two types of measures assess. Specifically, it is proposed that BRIEF-P measures children’s subjective, average level of EF, while PB tasks measure their objective, in-the-moment EF. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/12899 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | executive function | en_US |
| dc.subject | preschool | en_US |
| dc.subject | BRIEF-P | en_US |
| dc.subject | performance-based | en_US |
| dc.subject | assessment | en_US |
| dc.title | Performance-based measures of executive function and BRIEF-P in preschoolers: a latent variable approach | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |