Working memory and math skills in children with and without ADHD.

IF 2.6 3区 心理学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Neuropsychology Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-02 DOI:10.1037/neu0000920
Fatou Gaye, Nicole B Groves, Elizabeth S M Chan, Alissa M Cole, Emma M Jaisle, Elia F Soto, Michael J Kofler
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Abstract

Objective: Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) frequently demonstrate deficits in working memory and in multiple domains of math skills, including underdeveloped problem-solving and computation skills. The Baddeley model of working memory posits a multicomponent system, including a domain-general central executive and two domain-specific subsystems-phonological short-term memory and visuospatial short-term memory. Extant literature indicates a strong link between neurocognitive deficits in working/short-term memory and math skills; however, the extent to which each component of working/short-term memory may account for this relation is unclear.

Method: The present study was the first to use bifactor (S·I-1) modeling to examine relations between each working/short-term memory subcomponent (i.e., central executive, phonological short-term memory, and visuospatial short-term memory), ADHD symptoms, and math skills in a clinically evaluated sample of 186 children ages 8-13 (Myears = 10.40, SD = 1.49; 62 girls; 69% White/non-Hispanic).

Results: Structural equation modeling indicated that all three working/short-term memory components exert a significant and approximately equal effect on latent math skills (β = .29-.50, all p < .05) and together explain 56% of the variance in children's math achievement (R² = .56). Exploratory analyses indicated that teacher-reported ADHD inattentive symptoms provided a small but significant contribution to predicting latent math skills (ΔR² = .07) and accounted for 24% of the central executive/math association.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that math difficulties in children with ADHD and clinically evaluated children without ADHD are associated, in large part, with their neurocognitive vulnerabilities in working/short-term memory and, to a lesser extent, overt ADHD symptoms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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患有和不患有多动症的儿童的工作记忆和数学技能。
目的:患有注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)的儿童经常表现出工作记忆和多个数学技能领域的缺陷,包括解决问题和计算技能的不足。Baddeley工作记忆模型假设了一个多成分系统,包括一个领域通用的中央执行器和两个领域特定的子系统——语音短期记忆和视觉空间短期记忆。现有文献表明,工作/短期记忆方面的神经认知缺陷与数学技能之间存在着强烈的联系;然而,工作/短期记忆的每个组成部分在多大程度上可以解释这种关系尚不清楚。方法:本研究首次使用双因子(S·I-1)模型来检验每个工作/短期记忆子成分(即中枢执行、语音短期记忆和视觉空间短期记忆)、ADHD症状,对186名8-13岁儿童(Myears=10.40,SD=1.49;62名女孩;69%为白人/非西班牙裔)进行临床评估探索性分析表明,教师报告的多动症注意力不集中症状对预测潜在数学技能有微小但显著的贡献(ΔR²=0.07),占中央执行官/数学协会的24%。结论:这些发现表明,多动症儿童和经临床评估的无多动症儿童的数学困难在很大程度上与他们在工作/短期记忆方面的神经认知脆弱性有关,在较小程度上与明显的多动症症状有关。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c)2023 APA,保留所有权利)。
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Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology 医学-神经科学
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132
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期刊介绍: Neuropsychology publishes original, empirical research; systematic reviews and meta-analyses; and theoretical articles on the relation between brain and human cognitive, emotional, and behavioral function.
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