Neuropsychological and Behavioral Measures of Attention Assess Different Constructs in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Authors: | Sally J. Barney Nicholas S. Thaler Brandon S. Park Gregory P. Strauss Joan Mayfield |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , University of Nevada Las Vegas , Las Vegas, NV, USA;2. Our Children's House at Baylor , Dallas, TX, USA |
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Abstract: | Neuropsychological and behavioral measures are used to assess attention, but little convergence has been found between these two assessment methods. However, many prior studies have not considered attention as a multicomponent system, which may contribute to this lack of agreement between neuropsychological and behavioral measures. To address this the current study examined the relationship between the neuropsychological measures that comprise a four-component model of attention and parent-report behavioral ratings of attention problems and hyperactivity. A total of 65 children and adolescents who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) were included in the study. Principal components analysis identified the four attention components in this sample, which accounted for 80.9% of the variance. However, correlations between the neuropsychological measures of attention and behavioral ratings of attention and hyperactivity were low and non-significant. This minimal correspondence suggests that neuropsychological and behavioral measures assess different aspects of attentional disturbances in children with TBI. |
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Keywords: | Children Traumatic brain injury Attention Test of Memory and Learning TOMAL Wisconsin Card Sorting Test WCST Comprehensive Trail Making Test CTMT Behavioral Assessment System for Children BASC Continuous Performance Test-II Conners’ CPT |
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