The Effects of Age, Biological Maturation and Sex on the Development of Executive Functions in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The development of executive functions (EF) has been widely investigated and is associated with various domains of expertise, such as academic achievement and sports performance. Multiple factors are assumed to influence the development of EF, among them biological maturation. Currently the effect of biological maturation on EF performance is largely unexplored, in contrast to other domains like physical development or sports performance. Therefore, this study aimed (a) to explore the effect of chronological age on EF performance and (b) to investigate to what extent age-related changes found in EF are affected by biological maturation on both sexes. To this end, EF performance and degree of maturity, indexed by percentage of predicted adult height (%PAH), of 90 adolescents (11-16 years ol

SUBMITTER: Laureys F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461056 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature