Mattson Julia T, Thorne John C, Kover Sara T
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
J Pediatr Neuropsychol. 2020 Sep;6(3):176-188. doi: 10.1007/s40817-020-00089-0. Epub 2020 Jun 30.
A majority of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have demonstrated attention and executive function deficits as measured by both parent report measures and performance on tasks requiring sustained levels of attention. However, prior studies have consistently reported a lack of association between parental report-based and task-based performance measures. The current study investigated whether changes in performance over time within-task (i.e., first-half versus second-half) better correspond to parental reports of executive function and temperament in children with FASD. Greater differences in split-half performance during a continuous performance task were found to be associated with higher parent-reported levels of behavioral regulation and inhibitory control. These findings suggest that within-task performance differences may more accurately reflect individual differences in executive function and temperament as measured by parental report and help to further inform the way in which cognitive processes are measured in children with FASD.
大多数患有胎儿酒精谱系障碍（FASD）的儿童，通过家长报告测量以及在需要持续注意力的任务中的表现，都显示出注意力和执行功能缺陷。然而，先前的研究一直报告称，基于家长报告的测量与基于任务的表现测量之间缺乏关联。当前的研究调查了任务过程中（即前半段与后半段）表现随时间的变化，是否能更好地对应FASD儿童家长对其执行功能和气质的报告。研究发现，在连续执行任务中，前后半段表现的更大差异与家长报告的更高行为调节和抑制控制水平相关。这些发现表明，任务内的表现差异可能更准确地反映了家长报告所测量的执行功能和气质方面的个体差异，并有助于进一步为测量FASD儿童认知过程的方式提供信息。
