Neurocognitive functioning during adolescence: Spanish validation of the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery.

Autor: Fernández-García X; University Hospital of A Coruña, Health Service of Galicia, A Coruña, Spain., Inchausti F; Department of Mental Health, Health Service of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain., Pérez-Albéniz A; Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain., Ortuño-Sierra J; Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain., Falcó R; Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain., Fonseca-Pedrero E; Department of Educational Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of methods in psychiatric research [Int J Methods Psychiatr Res] 2024 Dec; Vol. 33 (4), pp. e2035.
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.2035
Abstrakt: Objectives: The Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery - Child Version (PennCNB-cv) is presented as a brief tool that allows comprehensive and automated assessment of 5 factors (via 14 performance tasks): Executive Control, Episodic Memory, Complex Cognition, Social Cognition, and Sensorimotor Speed. The literature links (dys)functions in these areas with psycho(patho)logical constructs, but evidence is scarce among Spanish-speaking youth. Therefore, this study aims to validate the PennCNB-cv in a community sample of Spanish adolescents.
Methods: After a process of (back)translation and adaptation by bilingual researchers, the PennCNB-cv was administered in 34 schools. The sample included 1506 students, ages 14-19, 44.28% were male. Preliminary treatment of the data included descriptive and correlational statistics. To provide evidence of structural validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed.
Results: Results from the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed a four-factor model (Complex Cognition, Executive Control, Episodic Memory, and Social Cognition) as the most appropriate. These findings provide compelling evidence in favor of the a priori theory that underpinned the development​ of the CNB.
Conclusions: The study of the psychometric properties showed that the Spanish version of the PennCNB-cv, seems to be an adequate tool for assessing neurocognitive functioning during adolescence.
(© 2024 The Author(s). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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