title: Investigating metacognition, cognition, and behavioral deficits of college students with acute traumatic brain injuries.
abstract: Executive dysfunction in college students who have had an acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) was investigated. The cognitive, behavioral, and metacognitive effects on college students who endorsed experiencing a brain injury were specifically explored.
  
  
  
  Participants were 121 college students who endorsed a mild TBI, and 121 college students with no history of a TBI were matched on sex and ethnicity to examine potential differences between groups.
  
  
  
  Participants completed the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX).
  
  
  
  A Rasch analysis indicated that the TBI group had significantly higher total scores on the DEX than the control group. Moreover, when compared with the control group, the students with a TBI had higher scores on all 3 subcomponents of the DEX.
  
  
  
  These findings suggest that students who endorse brain injuries may experience more difficulty with specific facets of college. Thus, the importance of academic and personal resources available for students with a TBI is discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA.
authors.forename: Deana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davalos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000067489:Metacognition; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Academic success; cognitive health; college students; concussions; traumatic brain injuries