The Relationship between Narrative Skills and Executive Functions across Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Executive functions (EFs) and narrative competence (NC) are two important predictors of many outcomes in human development. To date, however, it is unclear whether these skills develop synergistically-supporting or opposing each other-or whether they are independent of each other. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to understand if these skills are related to over development and if the magnitude of their association changes over time; differs in typical and atypical development; and changes with EF (inhibition, working memory, flexibility, planning) and NC (oral, written; micro and macrostructural level). For this purpose, 30 studies containing 285 effect sizes were selected and combined. The results show that EFs and NC are weakly associated with each other (r = 0.236, p < 0.001

SUBMITTER: Scionti N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10453360 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature