Relation of attention control and school performance in normal children.
This study examined the relation of attention control and school performance in a sample of 113 school children (51 boys, 62 girls), ages 9 to 12 years (M = 10.86, SD = 0.91). Children and parents completed the Attention Control Scale for Children, which measures children's ability to focus and shift attention, and also a scale for assessing symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Teachers provided a global rating of children's school performance. Analysis indicated that attention control correlated positively with school performance.
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Institute of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Suite, T13-37, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. muris@fsw.eur.nl