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Measurement Invariance of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition 10-Subtest Primary Battery: Can Index Scores Be Compared across Age, Sex, and Diagnostic Groups?
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Dombrowski, Stefan C.; Watkins, Marley W.; McGill, Ryan J.; Canivez, Gary L.; Holingue, Calliope; Pritchard, Alison E.; Jacobson, Lisa A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
Measurement invariance of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V) 10 subtest primary battery was evaluated across sex, age (6-8, 9-11, 12-14, and 15-16 year-olds), and three diagnostic (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, and encephalopathy) groups within a large clinical sample (N = 5359) referred to a…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Gender Differences, Age Differences
HIV/AIDS in Indian Schools: Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Implications
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Chittooran, Mary M. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
India represents the third largest country in the world of individuals living with HIV. Current surveillance data indicate a prevalence rate of 0.2% in the general population, with 2.1 million individuals living with HIV, including 61,000 children under the age of fifteen. HIV may result in a variety of academic, motor, language, psychosocial, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Neuropsychology, Epidemiology
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Prevalence of Comorbidity among Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Uzun Cicek, Ayla; Sari, Seda Aybuke; Mercan Isik, Cansu – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: Intellectual disability (ID) is characterized by limitations in cognitive and adaptive functioning. The aim of this study is to examine sociodemographic characteristics, perinatal and childhood risk factors, and prevalence of psychiatric and biomedical comorbidities in children with ID. Methods: 260 patients with ID were included in…
Descriptors: Risk, Incidence, Case Studies, Comorbidity
The Impact of Malnutrition on Intelligence at 3 and 11 Years of Age: The Mediating Role of Temperament
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Venables, Peter H.; Raine, Adrian – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Previous work has shown that malnutrition has deleterious effects on both IQ and aspects of temperament. It is hypothesized that while malnutrition bears a direct relation to IQ, aspects of temperament are also involved in a mediating role so that they produce indirect associations between malnutrition and IQ. The study examines the association of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Correlation, Diseases, Child Behavior
Long-Term Intellectual Functioning and School-Related Behavioural Outcomes in Children and Adolescents after Invasive Treatment for Congenital Heart Disease
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Spijkerboer, A. W.; Utens, E. M. W. J.; Bogers, A. J. J. C.; Verhulst, F. C.; Helbing, W. A. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
In this study, long-term intellectual functioning and school-related behavioural outcomes were assessed in a patient sample that underwent invasive treatment for congenital heart disease (ConHD) between 1990 and 1995. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was used to measure intellectual functioning and the Teacher's Report Form to…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Heart Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Emotional Adjustment