A Latent Variable Approach to Determining the Structure of Executive Function in Preschool Children

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dc.contributor.authorMiller, Michael
dc.contributor.authorGiesbrecht, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorMcInerney, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKerns, Kimberly
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-04T20:39:13Z
dc.date.available2016-01-04T20:39:13Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of Cognition and Development on [20/11/2015], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15248372.2011.585478en_US
dc.description.abstractThe composition of executive function (EF) in preschool children was examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). A sample of 129 children between 3 and 5 years of age completed a battery of EF tasks. Using performance indicators of working memory and inhibition similar to previous CFA studies with preschoolers, we replicated a unitary EF factor structure. Next, additional performance indicators were included to distinctly measure working memory, set shifting, and inhibition factors. A two-factor model consisting of working memory and inhibition fit the data better than both a single-factor model and a three-factor model. Findings suggest that the structure of EF in preschoolers that emerges from CFA is influenced by task and performance indicator selection.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationMiller, M., Giesbrecht, G.F., McInerney, J., Kerns, K., & Müller, U. (2012). A latent variable approach to determining the structure of executive function in preschool children. Journal of Cognition and Development, 13, 395-423.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15248372.2011.585478
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33620
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51045
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Cognition and Developmenten_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgary
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology and Human Developmenten_US
dc.publisher.institutionVanderbilt Universityen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hjcd20#.Vk-C_FWrSUken_US
dc.rightsAttribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.titleA Latent Variable Approach to Determining the Structure of Executive Function in Preschool Childrenen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplinePaediatrics
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