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Communication Styles and Attention Performance in Primary School Children.
Gabriel G de la Torre1,2, Miguel A Ramallo1,2, Sara Gonzalez-Torre1,2
1Neuropsychology and Experimental Psychology Lab, Campus Rio San Pedro, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 23, 2021
Summary
Children with an assertive communication style demonstrate superior attention performance. This study found that assertiveness in communication positively correlates with better performance on attention tests in primary school children.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Child Development
- Communication Studies
Background:
- Communication styles integrate verbal, non-verbal, and paraverbal elements.
- Understanding how communication styles impact cognitive functions is crucial for child development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of different communication styles on attention performance in primary school children.
- To determine the relationship between assertive, passive, and aggressive communication styles and cognitive attention abilities.
Main Methods:
- Administered the Child Assertive Behavior Scale (CABS), Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), and d2 attention test.
- Assessed 77 primary school children.
- Analyzed correlations between communication styles and attention test results.
Main Results:
- A significant positive correlation was observed between an assertive communication style and the total correct answers on the SDMT.
- Assertive communication style showed positive correlations with performance on the d2 attention test.
- Children exhibiting an assertive communication style outperformed peers with passive or aggressive styles in attention tasks.
Conclusions:
- Assertive communication style is linked to enhanced attention performance in primary school children.
- Findings suggest that promoting assertive communication may benefit cognitive development and attention skills in children.
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