Salvador-Cruz Judith, Becerra-Arcos Jessica Paola
Laboratorio de Neuropsicología del Desarrollo, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.
Dev Neuropsychol. 2023 Mar-Apr;48(2):81-96. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2023.2166939. Epub 2023 Jan 13.
Executive functions allow the regulation of behavior and emotions. This study aimed to analyze the association of executive functions with externalizing and internalizing behaviors in 30 Mexican preschoolers with typical development (age = 53.63 months; = 7.83 months; 40% girls) from homes of middle-low socioeconomic status. Behavioral and cognitive measures were used to assess executive functions and analyzed them using robust statistical methods. We found that executive functions are related to externalizing and internalizing behaviors at the behavioral level. Only Forward Digit Span predicts attentional problems. Individual differences in children's cognitive development in a Mexican context were adressed, and they have clinical and educational implications.
执行功能有助于调节行为和情绪。本研究旨在分析30名来自社会经济地位中低家庭、发育正常的墨西哥学龄前儿童（年龄=53.63个月；标准差=7.83个月；40%为女孩）的执行功能与外化行为和内化行为之间的关联。采用行为和认知测量方法评估执行功能，并使用稳健的统计方法进行分析。我们发现，在行为层面，执行功能与外化行为和内化行为相关。只有顺背数字广度能预测注意力问题。研究探讨了墨西哥背景下儿童认知发展的个体差异，这些差异具有临床和教育意义。
