Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS): Validation in a Large Multisite College Sample.

ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of daily life executive functioning (EF) for college students' success, few measures exist that have been validated in college students specifically. This study examined the factor structure of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS) in college students. Participants were 1,311 students (ages 18-28 years, 65% female) from five universities in the United States. Additionally, the study examined invariance across sex, age, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms. Exploratory structural equation modeling provided strong support for the BDEFS five-factor structure though some items had high cross-loadings on multiple factors. Findings generally supported invariance across sex and age; however, loadings, thresholds, and factor means diffe

SUBMITTER: Kamradt JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010583 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature