Conesa and collaborators address executive functions (EF) and their impact on the well-being and school success of primary school students in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents.
In a first study, they investigated the psychometric properties of the Children’s Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI) in a sample of 1,230 students aged 8 to 12 years. The CHEXI showed good adjustment in the working memory and inhibition subscales, with excellent levels of internal consistency.
The second study evaluated the effectiveness of the CHEXI in detecting ADHD-related EF deficits. Significant differences in parent-reported scores were found between typically developing students and those diagnosed with ADHD.
These findings support the CHEXI as a reliable instrument to measure EF in Spanish children and as a useful tool for the identification of ADHD at these ages.
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