TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Cognitive flexibility, theory of mind, and hyperactivity/inattention
JO  - Child development research
A1  - Farrant, Brad M.
A1  - Fletcher, Janet
A1  - Maybery, Murray T.
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
VL  - 2014
IS  - 
N2  - The present study analyzed the concurrent and longitudinal relations among cognitive flexibility, theory of mind, and hyperactivity/inattention in a sample of 70 typically developing children ( age = 61.4 months, SD = 8.3 months). Mothers and teachers reported on children’s hyperactivity/inattention using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (Goodman, 1997), cognitive flexibility was measured using the dimension change card sort task (Zelazo, 2006), and theory of mind was assessed using a battery of tasks. Cognitive flexibility and theory of mind scores were found to be significantly negatively correlated with the level of hyperactivity/inattention at both time points. Furthermore, year 1 cognitive flexibility score was found to be a significant predictor of year 2 hyperactivity/inattention score after controlling for child age, gender, and year 1 hyperactivity/inattention score. Directions for future research include training studies which would further our understanding of these relationships and allow more effective interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-3987
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/741543
ID  - ref1
ER  -