Harvey Lucy, Rose Mark, Jonsson Rosie, Lask Bryan
a Feeding and Eating Disorders Service, Department of Child and Adolescent Mental Health , Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust , London , England.
b Eating Disorders Service, The Huntercombe Hospital Maidenhead , Berkshire , United Kingdom.
Appl Neuropsychol Child. 2016;5(1):1-8. doi: 10.1080/21622965.2013.814087. Epub 2015 Apr 30.
The Brixton Spatial Anticipation Test assesses individuals' cognitive flexibility in terms of rule detection and attainment. It has been used to assess executive functioning in both clinical and nonclinical adult samples. However, little is currently known about the suitability of this task for younger populations. The current study therefore aimed to provide an initial exploration of this task's suitability for young people. Brixton responses from a healthy sample of children and adolescents were presented to investigate performance in both rule detection and rule attainment, respectively. A convenience sample of 72 female participants (Mage = 14.95 years, SD = 1.53 years, range = 11-17 years; MIQ = 103.76, SD = 10.81) was studied. The sample was divided according to age into four groups (11-12 years, 13-14 years, 15 years, and 16-17 years) to allow for developmental trajectory. No significant age performance differences were found. Small effect sizes between age groups lend support to the null findings. The current study suggests that the Brixton task norms are suitable for use with individuals aged 11 to 17 years old. However, normative work is still needed in this area, incorporating an adult sample for comparison, to comment upon the developmental trajectory specific to this task.
布里克斯顿空间预期测试从规则检测和掌握方面评估个体的认知灵活性。它已被用于评估临床和非临床成年样本的执行功能。然而，目前对于该任务在年轻人群体中的适用性知之甚少。因此，本研究旨在初步探索该任务对年轻人的适用性。呈现了来自健康儿童和青少年样本的布里克斯顿测试反应，分别调查规则检测和规则掌握方面的表现。研究了一个由72名女性参与者组成的便利样本（年龄均值 = 14.95岁，标准差 = 1.53岁，范围 = 11 - 17岁；智力商数 = 103.76，标准差 = 10.81）。根据年龄将样本分为四组（11 - 12岁、13 - 14岁、15岁和16 - 17岁）以探究发展轨迹。未发现显著的年龄表现差异。年龄组之间的小效应量支持了零结果。本研究表明，布里克斯顿任务规范适用于11至17岁的个体。然而，该领域仍需要进行规范研究，纳入成年样本进行比较，以阐述该任务特定的发展轨迹。
