Associations Between Task Performance and Self-Report Measures of Cognitive Control: Shared Versus Distinct Abilities.

ABSTRACT: Despite overlapping terminology and assumptions that they tap the same constructs, executive function (EF) task performance and EF/effortful control (EC) questionnaires have been reported to be only weakly correlated. It is unclear if this reflects true lack of association or methodological limitations. The current study addresses past methodological limitations using a preregistered latent variable approach in a community youth sample (N = 291, age 13-22 years). EF task performance was assessed with a well-validated battery inhibition, shifting, and updating tasks. Self-reported EF/EC was assessed using the predominant temperament measure (Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised [EATQ-R]), and a self-report assessment more closely aligned with EF constructs (Behavior Rat

SUBMITTER: Snyder HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058111 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature