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Kaëlig Raspail1, Valérie Pennequin1
1Kaëlig Raspail and Valérie Pennequin, University of Tours, Tours, France.
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
|October 27, 2025
Summary
This study explored executive functions and social information processing in youth with intellectual development disorder. Findings reveal links between encoding and inhibition, and intention attribution
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Executive functions (EFs) like inhibition, working memory, and flexibility are crucial for cognitive and social development.
- Social Information Processing (SIP) is a key model explaining how individuals interpret and respond to social cues.
- Understanding the interplay between EFs and SIP is vital for individuals with intellectual development disorder (MIDD) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF).
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between key executive functions (inhibition, working memory, flexibility) and social information processing steps in adolescents with MIDD/BIF.
- To examine how behavioral expressions of EFs correlate with social cognitive processes.
- To identify specific EF-SIP links that may inform interventions for this population.
Main Methods:
- Participants: 42 adolescents (mean age ~13 years) with MIDD or BIF.
- Measures: Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) completed by relatives; video-based social scenarios assessing SIP.
- Analysis: Correlational analysis exploring links between EF measures and SIP components.
Main Results:
- Significant associations were found between encoding (a SIP step) and inhibition (an EF).
- The type of intention attribution (a SIP component) influenced both inhibition and working memory (EFs).
- Behavioral expressions of EFs, as reported by relatives, showed relationships with social cognitive processes.
Conclusions:
- Executive functions, particularly inhibition and working memory, are closely related to social information processing in adolescents with MIDD/BIF.
- Social cognitive processes, such as intention attribution, may modulate the expression of executive functions.
- These findings highlight the importance of considering EFs in interventions aimed at improving social functioning in individuals with intellectual development disorder.
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