Conesa, Onandía-Hinchado and Duñabeitia in the Journal of Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents, they address executive functions (EF) and their impact on the well-being and school success of primary school students.
In a first study, they investigated the psychometric properties of the Children’s Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI) in a sample of 1230 students aged 8 to 12 years. The CHEXI showed good adjustment in the working memory and inhibition subscales, with excellent levels of internal consistency.
The second study evaluated the effectiveness of the CHEXI in detecting EF deficits related to ADHD. Significant differences in parent-reported scores were found between typically developing students and those diagnosed with ADHD.
These findings support the CHEXI as a reliable instrument to measure EF in Spanish children and as a useful tool for the identification of ADHD at these ages.
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