Longitudinal relations between impaired executive function and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malfunctioning of executive functions correlates with psychopathology in children. However, the directionality, the extent to which the relation varies for various disorders, and whether prospective relations afford causal interpretations are not known.

Methods

A community sample of Norwegian children (n = 874) was studied biennially from the age of 6 to 14 years. Executive functions were assessed using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function Teacher-report and symptoms of psychopathology were assessed using the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (age 6; parents) and Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment (ages 8-14; children and parents). Prospective reciprocal relations were examined using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model that adjus

SUBMITTER: Halse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature