Modeling the Latent Factor Structure of the "EXcEEDS" (EXecutive function Early Evaluation in Down Syndrome) Battery
Kaylyn Van Deusen1, Mark A Prince1, Madison M Walsh1
1Kaylyn Van Deusen, Colorado State University; Mark A. Prince, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, and Colorado State University; Madison M. Walsh, Colorado State University; Lina R. Patel, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus; Miranda E. Pinks, Colorado State University; Anna J. Esbensen, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati; Angela John Thurman and Leonard Abbeduto, MIND Institute, University of California Davis and University of California Davis Health; and Courtney Oser, Lisa A. Daunhauer, and Deborah J. Fidler, Colorado State University.
None:
Executive function (EF) is frequently an area of vulnerability in conditions associated with intellectual disability, like Down syndrome (DS). However, current EF evaluation approaches are not designed for children with underlying neurodevelopmental conditions and may not demonstrate construct validity due to interpretational confounds. The current study evaluated the construct validity of a novel battery designed to reduce measurement confounds in the assessment of EF in young children with DS. Participants were 124 children with DS (ages 2 to 8 years) who completed a set of adapted EF tasks. Exploratory graph analysis demonstrated that a two-factor solution (an Inhibition factor and a Working Memory/Flexibility factor) was the best fit for the data, providing evidence of construct validity for the adapted EF battery.
More Related Videos
08:27Applying an eMASS Customization Program as a Research Tool to Evaluate Consumer Benefits
Published on: September 27, 2019
10:36Author Spotlight: Optimization of Airflow Velocities in Battery Cooling Systems for Enhanced Thermal Performance and Reduced Energy Consumption
Published on: November 3, 2023
