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2018-03-14

2018

Pagona Anastasia

Αγγελική Γενά, Καθηγήτρια Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Εριφύλλη Τσιρέμπολου, Διδάκτορας
Αναστάσιος Ασβεστάς, Διδάκτορας

Σύγκριση ατόμων με Νοητική αναπηρία και παιδιών Τυπικής Ανάπτυξης σε Επιτελικές Λειτουργίες

Greek

Comparing Persons with Mental Disability and Children of Formal Development to Senior Functions

The aim of the present study was to investigate possible significant differences between children with intellectual disabilities and typically developed children in three executive functions (working memory, inhibition - impulse control and cognitive flexibility) in a sample of 30 children (15 with mental disability and 15 typically developed children), aged from 5.5 to 10 years. The results of the study showed that children with mental disabilities had significantly lower performance compared to typically developed children, in the executive functions of working memory and impulse control. Nevertheless, although expected, there were no significant differences in cognitive flexibility, between the two groups. At the same time, differences in impulse control were significant only in boys, whereas girls showed no significant differences. Finally, chronological age appeared to have a significant positive correlation with working memory in children with intellectual disability, but not with impulse control and cognitive versatility. On the contrary, in typically developed children, chronological age was positively correlated with cognitive flexibility, but not with working memory or impulse control.

Education - Sport science

mental disability

Yes

2

Yes

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