title: Neuropsychological and behavioral measures of attention assess different constructs in children with traumatic brain injury.
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.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5030, USA.
authors: Sally J
authors: SJ
authors: Barney
authors: Daniel N
authors: DN
authors: Allen
authors: Nicholas S
authors: NS
authors: Thaler
authors: Brandon S
authors: BS
authors: Park
authors: Gregory P
authors: GP
authors: Strauss
authors: Joan
authors: J
authors: Mayfield
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D013223:Statistics as Topic