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Caitlin Bishop1, Ted Brown2, Mong-Lin Yu2
1Occupational Science & Therapy Program, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Waterfront Campus, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Introduction:
Independently, interoceptive awareness and executive functioning play major roles in children's abilities to engage in their daily occupations. This study investigated the potential relationship between neurotypical school-age children's interoceptive awareness and executive functioning.
Method:
A convenience sample of 30 children (8-12 years) completed the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-youth and one of their parents completed the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function® - Second Edition (BRIEF®2). Spearman rho correlations and linear regression analyses with bootstrapping were completed.
Results:
The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-youth Emotional Awareness aspect of interoceptive awareness was significantly correlated with and predictive of the following BRIEF®2 executive functioning components: Emotion Regulation Index (ρ = 0.402, R 2 = 0.888, p < 0.001), Cognitive Regulation Index (ρ = 0.364, R 2 = 0.256, p < 0.001) and the Global Executive Composite (ρ = 0.049, R 2 = 0.128, p < 0.012), as well as the following subscales: Organisation of Materials (ρ = 0.422, R 2 = 0.150, p < 0.020), Working Memory (ρ = 0.393, R 2 = 0.085, p < 0.033), Emotional Control (ρ = 0.394, R 2 = 0.176, p < 0.002) and Inhibit (ρ = 0.373, R 2 = 0.141, p < 0.003).
Conclusion:
It appears that there is a significant and predictive relationship between neurotypical children's interoceptive awareness and aspects of their executive functioning.
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