Risk factors for executive function impairment in adolescence: an analysis of data from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort study
Júlia de Souza Rodrigues,
Alicia Matijasevich,
Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
To investigate risk factors associated with impaired attention-related executive functions (EFs) at age 11 and working memory at age 15.
Methods:
Data from participants of the population-based 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort at ages 11 (n=3,582) and 15 (n=1,950) were analyzed. The study measured attentional control, cognitive flexibility, and selective attention using the Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch). Spatial working memory was assessed by the C… Show more
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