Psychological and Behavioral Assessment
Development of adolescent executive function scale
Chunhui Huang, Yicheng Tang, Ligang Wang, Dongjie Xie, Chunlei Fan, Wenbin Gao
Published 2014-05-20
Cite as Chin J Behav Med & Brain Sci, 2014, 23(5): 463-465. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2014.05.025
Abstract
ObjectiveTo develop a scale of the executive functional status for adolescents.
MethodsRegarding to the structure and the conception of executive function and the results of interviews to several adolescents, a preliminary inventory including 37 items was developed. The investigation sample consisted of 1722 students from 2 provinces in China by stratified sampling, and the the internal consistency , conduct validity and criterion validity were assessed by exploratory factor analysis.
ResultsThe revised scale including 21 items was consisted of three factors: inhibition control, cognitive flexibility, working memory, which explained 45.39% of the total variance. The factor loading ranged from 0.499 to 0.727.The Cronbach alpha ranged from 0.786-0.897 for the scale and its three factors. Factor structure fitted actual data and its fit indices were χ2=530.44, df=186, RESMA=0.053, GFI=0.93, AGFI=0.91, NFI=0.96, CFI=0.97.
ConclusionIt shows that the reliability and validity of the scale meet the standard of the psychometrics, and it can be suitable for evaluating the functional status of execution of Chinese adolescent.
Key words:
Adolescents; Executive Function; Scale development; Reliability; Validity
Contributor Information
Chunhui Huang
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Yicheng Tang
Ligang Wang
Dongjie Xie
Chunlei Fan
Wenbin Gao
