@article{ref1,
title="Caregiver ratings and performance-based indices of executive function among preschoolers with and without maltreatment experience",
journal="Child neuropsychology",
year="2019",
author="Fay-Stammbach, Tracey and Hawes, David John",
volume="25",
number="6",
pages="721-741",
abstract="Despite the well-documented impact of early maltreatment on children's executive function (EF), there has been limited consensus about how to best assess this neurocognitive domain in high-risk, vulnerable preschool-aged children. Relevant studies have generally utilized either performance-based tests or caregiver ratings of EF, yet multi-method research has been rare. This study examined the EF profiles of preschoolers exposed to maltreatment, as indexed by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive function - Preschool Version (BRIEF-P), and investigated associations between caregiver ratings and performance-based measures (Happy-Sad Stroop, Tapping Test, and Dimensional Change Card Sort - DCCS) of EF in this population. Maltreatment status was further tested as a moderator of associations between these measures. Participants were (n = 107) children aged 4-5 years (M = 4.75; SD = 0.57; 39% female), with various levels of exposure to maltreatment. Children exposed to maltreatment were found to exhibit significantly more caregiver-rated deficits in EF than non-maltreated children, with greater fluctuations apparent across all scales of the BRIEF-P. Consistent with previous research in neurologically impaired children, there were only limited and weak to moderate correlations between BRIEF-P scales and performance-based measures of EF. Furthermore, maltreatment status was found to moderate the association between scores on the BRIEF-P Inhibit Scale and the DCCS, such that the association between these indices was weaker among children exposed to higher levels of maltreatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0929-7049",
doi="10.1080/09297049.2018.1530344",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1530344"
}