Development of Executive Functions in Pre-schoolers / Okul Öncesi Dönemde Yönetici İşlevler Gelişimi
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the development and developmental trajectories of the three most frequently postulated executive function (EF) components.In addition, we explored the developmental relation between early expressive and receptive language skills and EF longitudinally.Expressive and receptive language tasks and age-appropriate working memory, inhibition, and shifting tasks were conducted with 70 pre-schoolers (36 girls and 34 boys) aged between 36 and 65 months.Measures were taken two times at 6 month intervals within a longitudinal design.The findings of the present study revealed that different aspects of language had predictive relations with shifting and working memory components of EF 6 months later.The findings also showed how components of EF develop during the preschool years both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.
Authors: Zehra Ertuğrul-Yaşar, Sema Karayelle
Institutions: Erzurum Technical University, Istanbul University
Language: Turkish
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3116138481