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  • Executive functions are crucial for adaptive behavior in children.
  • Individuals with Down syndrome often exhibit executive function deficits.
  • Understanding these deficits' impact on behavior is vital for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predictive relationship between executive functioning domains and behavioral challenges in youth with Down syndrome.
  • To determine if baseline executive functions predict later behavioral problems.
  • To identify specific executive function deficits linked to distinct behavioral challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study design with 94 youth with Down syndrome (ages 6-18).
  • Baseline assessment of executive functioning using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF2).
  • Six-month follow-up assessment of behavioral challenges using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).
  • Hierarchical regression analyses controlling for IQ and baseline behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Working memory predicted inattentive behaviors.
  • Inhibition predicted rule-breaking behaviors.
  • Inhibition and emotional control predicted aggressive and externalizing behaviors.
  • Working memory remained a significant predictor of inattentive behaviors after controlling for baseline behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Executive functioning, particularly working memory and inhibition, plays a key role in the behavioral profiles of youth with Down syndrome.
  • Targeting working memory may be beneficial for reducing inattentive behaviors.
  • Interventions addressing inhibition and emotional control could mitigate externalizing and aggressive behaviors.