Below Average Cognitive Ability-An under Researched Risk Factor for Emotional-Behavioural Difficulties in Childhood.

ABSTRACT: Children with below average cognitive ability represent a substantial yet under-researched population for whom cognitive and social demands, which increase in complexity year by year, may pose significant challenges. This observational study examines the longitudinal relationship between early cognitive ability and emotional-behavioral difficulties (EBDs) between the age of three and nine. Participants include 7134 children from the population-based cohort study growing up in Ireland. Cognitive ability was measured at age three using the Picture Similarities Scale. A t-score one to two standard deviations below the mean was defined as below average cognitive ability (n = 767). EBDs were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at three, five, and nine years of age.

SUBMITTER: Bowe AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature