患有唐氏综合征的年轻人中焦虑和执行功能之间的关系
Natalie A Snodgrass1, Deborah J Fidler2, Lina Patel3
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA.
Research in developmental disabilities
|June 3, 2025
概括
焦虑和执行功能 (EF) 挑战在唐氏综合征 (DS) 中很常见. 这项研究发现了双向联系,焦虑影响EF,反之亦然,突出了综合干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 临床心理学 临床心理学
背景情况:
- 患有唐氏综合征 (DS) 的人经常经历执行功能 (EF) 困难和焦虑症状.
- 在一般人群中,焦虑和EF挑战显示出双向关系,影响诸如启动和认知转移等任务.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童和青少年患有DS的焦虑症状和EF之间的相互关系和方向性.
- 为了了解共同发生的焦虑如何影响EF和相反随着时间的推移在这个人群中.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向研究涉及139名患有DS的参与者 (年龄在6-17岁),评估时间长达一年.
- 用家长的评分来测量焦虑症状和EF的各种领域在两个时间点.
- 参与者根据同时出现的焦虑诊断的存在或不存在来分类.
主要成果:
- 在EF测量和基线焦虑/内化症状之间发现了并发的关联.
- 与没有同时出现焦虑的参与者相比,与没有共同出现焦虑的参与者相比,EF难度更为显著.
- 从长度来看,EF (转移,工作记忆) 预测了以后的焦虑,而焦虑则预测了以后的EF挑战 (转移,启动).
结论:
- 唐氏综合征中焦虑和EF之间的关系是复杂的,双向的.
- 这些发现强调了解决DS中焦虑和EF挑战的重要性.
- 有针对性的心理健康干预是至关重要的,认识到焦虑和EF在DS个体之间的重叠.
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