Longitudinal study of neuropsychological functioning and internalizing symptoms in youth with spina bifida: social competence as a mediator.
Longitudinal study of neuropsychological functioning and internalizing symptoms in youth with spina bifida: social competence as a mediator.
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脊柱裂青少年神经心理功能和内化症状的纵向研究：社会能力作为中介。
DOI：
10.1093/jpepsy/jsu075
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Holmbeck,GraysonN
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Lennon,JaclynM;Klages,KimberlyL;Amaro,ChristinaM;Murray,CaitlinB;Holmbeck,GraysonN
目的探讨青少年脊柱裂（Spina bifida. SB）患者的神经心理功能与内化症状之间的纵向关系，以社会能力为中介。方法对111名8-15岁的SB患者及其父母、教师进行了关于注意力、社会能力和内化症状的问卷调查。青年还完成了电池的neuropsychological tests. ResultsA间接中介模型显示，社会能力介导的神经心理功能和随后的水平的教师报告的内化症状之间的关系，但不是父母或青年报告的内化症状。具体而言，更好的神经心理功能与更好的社会能力，这反过来，预测较少的内化症状2 years later.ConclusionsYouth与SB与较低水平的神经心理功能可能会有风险较差的社会能力，因此，更大的内化症状。促进社会能力的干预措施，同时对认知能力敏感，可能会减轻或预防这些青年的内化症状。
ObjectiveTo examine the longitudinal relationship between neuropsychological functioning and internalizing symptoms, as mediated by social competence in youth with spina bifida (SB).MethodsA total of 111 youth (aged 8–15 years,M= 11.37) with SB, their parents, and teachers completed questionnaires regarding attention, social competence, and internalizing symptoms. Youth also completed a battery of neuropsychological tests.ResultsAn indirect-only mediation model revealed that social competence mediated the relation between neuropsychological functioning and subsequent levels of teacher-reported internalizing symptoms, but not parent or youth report of internalizing symptoms. Specifically, better neuropsychological functioning was associated with better social competence, which, in turn, predicted fewer internalizing symptoms 2 years later.ConclusionsYouth with SB with lower levels of neuropsychological functioning may be at risk for poorer social competence and, as a result, greater internalizing symptoms. Interventions that promote social competence, while being sensitive to cognitive capacities, could potentially alleviate or prevent internalizing symptoms in these youth.