Keshet Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Clinic, Yad Binyamin, Israel.
Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
Neuropsychol Rehabil. 2022 Mar;32(2):287-305. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2020.1821718. Epub 2020 Oct 8.
The Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C) is a non-immersive computerized assessment of executive functions (EFs). This study aimed to create a cross-culturally adapted Hebrew version, JEF-C(H) and to assess reliability and validity in the Israeli context. Forty typically developing Israeli children and adolescents, aged 11-18 years, were assessed with JEF-C(H). In addition, participants and their parents filled in the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). JEF-C(H) was found to be feasible in Israeli children and adolescents. The internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha = 0.79). Most of the JEF-C(H) subtests and the Average score showed significant positive moderate to high correlations with age, ranging from 0.40 to 0.78 demonstrating construct validity. Multiple significant correlations were also found between the JEF-C(H) Average score and the BRIEF indices as well as total score in the Parent and Self-report questionnaires. These preliminary findings support the reliability and validity of this version. Current findings demonstrate the potential clinical utility of JEF-C(H) as an ecologically valid tool for Israeli children and adolescents in the assessment of EFs.
扬萨里儿童执行功能评估（JEF-C）是一种非沉浸式计算机化的执行功能（EF）评估。本研究旨在创建一个跨文化适应的希伯来语版本 JEF-C（H），并在以色列环境中评估其可靠性和有效性。40 名典型的以色列儿童和青少年，年龄在 11-18 岁之间，接受了 JEF-C（H）的评估。此外，参与者及其父母填写了行为评定量表的执行功能（BRIEF）。JEF-C（H）在以色列儿童和青少年中是可行的。内部一致性是可以接受的（Cronbach 的 alpha=0.79）。大多数 JEF-C（H）子测试和平均分数与年龄呈显著正相关，范围从 0.40 到 0.78，表明具有结构效度。JEF-C（H）的平均分数与 BRIEF 指数以及父母和自我报告问卷中的总分之间也存在多个显著的相关性。这些初步发现支持了该版本的可靠性和有效性。目前的研究结果表明，JEF-C（H）作为一种生态有效的工具，具有评估以色列儿童和青少年执行功能的潜在临床应用价值。
