Information processing profiles of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems: evidence from a population-based sample of preadolescents
Information processing profiles of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems: evidence from a population-based sample of preadolescents
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01695.x
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发表时间：
2007-02-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Ormel, Johan
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作者：
Brunnekreef, J. Agnes;De Sonneville, Leo M. J.;Ormel, Johan
背景资料：本研究探讨了几个信息处理能力和内化和外化的行为问题，在一般人群样本的10至12奥尔兹（N = 2,037 51%的女孩）之间的关系。研究方法：通过儿童行为检查表评估的父母报告的行为问题被用于形成四组儿童：1）既没有内化问题也没有外化问题（n = 1，470），2）只有内化问题（n = 237），3）只有外化问题（n = 182），和4）既有内化问题又有外化问题（n = 148）。这些群体进行了比较的速度和准确性的措施，从阿姆斯特丹神经心理任务计划反映了几个输入，中央认知，和输出相关的信息处理能力的效率。结果如下：同时存在内化和外化问题的儿童表现出最低的效率，其次是只有外化问题的儿童，而只有内化问题的儿童与没有问题的儿童没有区别。更具体地说，反应的变异性和能力，以维持和快速比较工作记忆中的信息被发现与问题行为的严重性。抑制优势反应的能力与问题行为的类型有关，区分只有内化问题的儿童和只有外化问题的儿童。然而，当控制智商时，后一种能力不再有区别。男孩和女孩之间没有差异。结论：结果表明，在一般情况下，认知加工缺陷的程度比类型的适应不良行为更密切相关。此外，反应变异性和工作记忆可以作为识别高危儿童和反应抑制作为适应不良行为类型的指标的潜在标记。
Background: The present study explores the relationships between several information processing capacities and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in a general population sample of 10- to 12-year olds (N = 2,037 51% girls). Methods: Parent-reported behavior problems as assessed by the Child Behavior Checklist were used to form four groups of children with 1) neither internalizing nor externalizing problems (n = 1,470), 2) only internalizing problems ( n 237), 3) only externalizing problems ( n 182), and 4) both internalizing and externalizing problems ( n 148). These groups were compared on measures of speed and accuracy from the Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks program reflecting the efficiency of several input-, central cognitive-, and output-related information processing capacities. Results: Children with both internalizing and externalizing problems demonstrated the least efficient performance, followed by children with only externalizing problems, whereas children with only internalizing problems did not differ from children without problems. More specifically, response variability and the ability to maintain and quickly compare information in working memory were found to be related to the severity of problem behavior. The ability to inhibit prepotent responses was related to the type of problem behavior, discriminating between the children with only internalizing problems and only externalizing problems. However, this latter capacity no longer differentiated when controlling for IQ. No differences were found between boys and girls. Conclusions: The results suggest that, in general, cognitive processing deficits are more strongly related to the degree than to the type of maladaptive behavior. Furthermore, response variability and working memory may serve as potential markers for identifying high-risk children and response inhibition as an indicator of the type of maladaptive behavior.