Age Related Changes in the Executive Function of Colombian Children
- Natalia Cadavid Ruiz 1
- Pablo del Río 2
- Jaime Egido 3
- Purificación Galindo Villadrón 3
- 1 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Colombia
- 2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España
- 3 Universidad de Salamanca, España
ISSN: 1657-9267
Year of publication: 2016
Volume: 15
Issue: 5
Type: Article
More publications in: Universitas psychologica
Abstract
Executive Function (EF) is a higher cognitive process responsible for control and self-regulation of behavior. The aim of this study is to describe the developmental trajectory of EF in four and six-year old Colombian children, and to highlight possible differences by socio-cultural variables such as age, sex, type of school or socio-economic status. One hundred and sixty-three normotypical children were tested using psychological tests validated for a Spanish population belonging to the Weschler and Luria Initial batteries. HJ-biplot analysis showed that EF developed commensurate with age and school grade, although differences by socioeconomic status and type of school were evident.