Executive Functions and Regulation of Activation Functions in 6–9 Year-Old Children: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Neuropsychological Data

Abstract

Background. ere are two groups of functions involved in almost any activity according to A. R. Luria.ese groups are executive functions and regulation of activation functions.It is necessary to compare and contrast the state of these functions and their interrelations to understand general patterns of preschool and primary school children cognitive development.Neuropsychological diagnostics and computer testing are used to measure the state of executive functions and regulation of activation functions.Objective.To construct and test models that establish a correlation between the results of neuropsychological diagnostics and various groups of cognitive functions associated with self-regulation of behavior and general regulation of mental activity.Design.e subjects were 434 children aged 6-9 years (from older preschoolers to third graders).All the children were given a neuropsychological examination adapted for children 6-9 years old, and tests were performed using a computerized neuropsychological examination battery for children aged 6-9 years.e results of the examination were used to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis.Results.A three factor model was proposed.One factor corresponds to executive functions and two factors are related to regulation of activation functions: the factor of hyperactivity and impulsiveness symptoms, and the factor of fatigue and sluggishness ¤ ---Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta.Seriya 14. Ppsikhologiya Korneev A.A., Bukinich, A.

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