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Factor structure of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF-P) at age three years

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Skogan, Annette Holth, Egeland, Jens, Zeiner, Pål, Øvergaard, Kristin Romvig, Oerbeck, Beate, Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted, Aase, Heidi·2016·Child Neuropsychology
DOI 10.1080/09297049.2014.992401PMC PMC4743590
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The preschool period is an important developmental period for the emergence of cognitive self-regulatory skills or executive functions (EF). To date, evidence regarding the structure of EF in preschool children has supported both unitary and multicomponent models. The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure of early EF as measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool version (BRIEF-P). BRIEF-P consists of five subscales and three broader indexes, hypothesized to tap into different subcomponents of EF. Parent ratings of EF from a nonreferred sample of children recruited from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (N = 1134; age range 37-47 months) were subjected to confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Three theoretically derived models were assessed; the second-order three-factor model originally proposed by the BRIEF-P authors, a "true" first-order one-factor model and a second-order one-factor model. CFA fit statistics supported the original three-factor solution. However, the difference in fit was marginal between this model and the second-order one-factor model. A follow-up exploratory factor analysis (EFA) supported the existence of several factors underlying EF in early preschool years, with a considerable overlap with the five BRIEF-P subscales. Our results suggest that some differentiation in EF has taken place at age 3 years, which is reflected in behavior ratings. The internal consistency of the BRIEF-P five clinical subscales is supported. Subscale interrelations may, however, differ at this age from those observed in the preschool group as a whole.

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Authors
Skogan, A. H., Egeland, J., Zeiner, P., Øvergaard, K. R., Oerbeck, B., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., & Aase, H.
Affiliations
  • Oslo University Hospital (NO)
  • University of Oslo (NO)
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  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
Corresponding author
Skogan, Annette Holth
ORCID
Venue
Child Neuropsychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2015-01-09
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
472-492
ISSN
  • 0929-7049 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-4136
DOI
10.1080/09297049.2014.992401
PMC
PMC4743590
OpenAlex
W2046561399
Cited by
66
References
62
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FWCI
12.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Child Neuropsychology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
The Norwegian Health Directorate, South Eastern Health Region
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
executive function, factor structure, preschool children, cognitive self-regulation, parent ratings
MeSH terms
Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Parents, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Reproducibility of Results, Cohort Studies, Executive Function

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