Dimensions of cognition, behaviour, and mental health in struggling learners: A spotlight on girls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fewer girls than boys are identified as struggling at school for suspected problems in attention, learning and/or memory. The objectives of this study were to: i) identify dimensions of cognition, behaviour and mental health in a unique transdiagnostic sample of struggling learners; ii) test whether these constructs were equivalent for boys and girls, and; iii) compare their performance across the dimensions.

Methods

805 school-aged children, identified by practitioners as experiencing problems in cognition and learning, completed cognitive assessments, and parents/carers rated their behaviour and mental health problems.

Results

Three cognitive [Executive, Speed, Phonological], three behavioural [Cognitive Control, Emotion Regulation, Behaviour Regulation],

SUBMITTER: Guy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature