Snyder Hannah R, Friedman Naomi P, Hankin Benjamin L
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Assessment. 2021 Jun;28(4):1080-1096. doi: 10.1177/1073191120965694. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
Despite overlapping terminology and assumptions that they tap the same constructs, executive function (EF) task performance and EF/effortful control (EC) questionnaires have been reported to be only weakly correlated. It is unclear if this reflects true lack of association or methodological limitations. The current study addresses past methodological limitations using a preregistered latent variable approach in a community youth sample ( = 291, age 13-22 years). EF task performance was assessed with a well-validated battery inhibition, shifting, and updating tasks. Self-reported EF/EC was assessed using the predominant temperament measure (Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised [EATQ-R]), and a self-report assessment more closely aligned with EF constructs (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Self-Report [BRIEF-SR]). Bifactor models fit the BRIEF-SR, EATQ-R and EF task measures well. Self-reported EF/EC and EF task factors were only weakly correlated on average in youth, although there were some stronger associations in older youth. These results suggest that task-based measures of EF and self-report measures of EF/EC may be best viewed as complementary, but largely distinct, windows on cognitive control.
尽管术语重叠且假设它们涉及相同的结构，但据报道，执行功能（EF）任务表现与EF/努力控制（EC）问卷之间的相关性较弱。目前尚不清楚这是反映了真正的缺乏关联还是方法上的局限性。本研究采用预先注册的潜在变量方法，对一个社区青年样本（n = 291，年龄13 - 22岁）解决以往的方法学局限性。使用经过充分验证的一组抑制、转换和更新任务来评估EF任务表现。使用主要的气质测量工具（青少年早期气质问卷修订版[EATQ - R]）以及与EF结构更紧密相关的自我报告评估工具（执行功能自我报告行为评定量表[BRIEF - SR]）来评估自我报告的EF/EC。双因素模型与BRIEF - SR、EATQ - R和EF任务测量结果拟合良好。在青少年中，自我报告的EF/EC和EF任务因素平均仅呈弱相关，尽管在年龄较大的青少年中有一些更强的关联。这些结果表明，基于任务的EF测量和EF/EC的自我报告测量可能最好被视为互补但在很大程度上不同的认知控制窗口。
