Rizeq, J. , Flora, D. B. and Toplak, M. E. (2017) Changing relations among cognitive abilities across development: implications for measurement and research. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 31(8), pp. 1353-1374. (doi: 10.1080/13854046.2017.1317034) (PMID:28395578)
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Abstract
Objective: The constructs of intelligence and executive function (EF) are commonly used in neuropsychological, cognitive, and developmental research, and in the context of clinical assessment. Yet, we have a limited understanding of the changing age-related associations among these cognitive constructs and the implications for measurement and research. The objectives of this study were to compare hypothetical models using intellectual abilities (non-age corrected scores of intelligence or IQ) and experimental measures of EF and to better understand the role of age in determining the associations between these cognitive abilities at two different periods of development. We also incorporated prediction of ADHD-related difficulties. Method: We examined intellectual abilities and EF in a typically developing child sample (N = 250) and young-adult sample (N = 329). We used confirmatory factor analysis to estimate models for each developmental period: a one-factor model of general cognitive ability and a two-factor model of intelligence and EF. ADHD-related difficulties were regressed on the factors from each model. Results: Age was more strongly related to all cognitive abilities in the child sample than in the young-adult sample. In the factor analytic models, higher amounts of cognitive test score variance were explained by both models in the child sample than in the young-adult sample. Further, in the child sample, the general cognitive ability factor (combining intellectual abilities and EF) was a significant predictor of ADHD-related difficulties, but the separate intellectual ability and EF factors were not. Conclusions: Variables highly associated with age (such as intellectual ability and EF) should not be statistically controlled when assessing cognitive constructs especially in child samples when there is rapid change in cognitive abilities.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | Funding: This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [Grant number 435-2013-1359]. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Rizeq, Dr Jala |
| Authors: | Rizeq, J., Flora, D. B., and Toplak, M. E. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| Journal Name: | Clinical Neuropsychologist |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 1385-4046 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1744-4144 |
| Published Online: | 11 April 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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