Lenique K L Huggins, Se Hee Min, Chelsea-Ann Dennis, Truls Østbye, Kimberly S Johnson, Hanzhang Xu
Interventions to promote dementia knowledge among racial/ethnic minority groups: A systematic review
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
research shown executive function ef skills associated resilience preschoolers experiencing risk adversity studies typically relied large batteries tasks measure childrens ef skills need brief reliable ef assessments used field diverse young children current study assessed validity testretest reliability two tabletbased ef tasks nih toolbox dimensional change card sort dccs flanker inhibitory control attention test developmental extension dext triggered child struggles standardized versions dext versions include easier levels intended improve task accessibility younger disadvantaged children eightysix preschoolers residing emergency housing participated two study sessions one week apart completing tabletbased dccsdext flankerdext tasks along tabletop ef task pegtapping measures vocabulary numeracy majority participants triggered dext portion dccs almost half triggered dext portion flanker underscoring need extensions toolbox ef tasks lower floor measures dext ef measures positively associated pegtapping controlling age vocabulary indicating construct validity also correlated math achievement suggesting criterion validity dccsdext flankerdext showed moderate testretest reliability one week together findings demonstrate value developmental extensions assessing ef skills among children experiencing risk adversity