Measuring and Predicting Individual Differences in Executive Functions at 14 Months: A Longitudinal Study

This study of 195 (108 boys) children seen twice during infancy (Time 1: 4.12 months; Time 2: 14.42 months) aimed to investigate the associations between and infant predictors of executive function (EF) at 14 months. Infants showed high levels of compliance with the EF tasks at 14 months. There was...

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Published in:Child development 2019-09, Vol.90 (5), p.e618-e636
Main Authors: Devine, Rory T., Ribner, Andrew, Hughes, Claire
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention
Attention - physiology
Child
Compliance
Correlation
Empirical
Executive Function
Executive Function - physiology
E‐only
Female
Humans
Individual Differences
Individuality
Infancy
Infant
Infants
Inhibition
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Parents
Predictive Measurement
Predictor Variables
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Reaction Time
Response inhibition
Skills
Social cohesion
Task performance
Temperament
Temperament - physiology
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Summary:This study of 195 (108 boys) children seen twice during infancy (Time 1: 4.12 months; Time 2: 14.42 months) aimed to investigate the associations between and infant predictors of executive function (EF) at 14 months. Infants showed high levels of compliance with the EF tasks at 14 months. There was little evidence of cohesion among EF tasks but simple response inhibition was related to performance on two other EF tasks. Infant attention (but not parent‐rated temperament) at 4 months predicted performance on two of the four EF tasks at 14 months. Results suggest that EF skills build on simpler component skills such as attention and response inhibition.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13217