Age Related Changes in the Executive Function of Colombian Children

  1. Natalia Cadavid Ruiz 1
  2. Pablo del Río 2
  3. Jaime Egido 3
  4. Purificación Galindo Villadrón 3
  1. 1 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Colombia
  2. 2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España
  3. 3 Universidad de Salamanca, España
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Revista:
Universitas psychologica

ISSN: 1657-9267

Ano de publicación: 2016

Volume: 15

Número: 5

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

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.

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