Age Differences in Executive Functions among Hungarian Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Gandotra, Aditi; Cserjesi, Renata; Bizonics, Róbert; Kotyuk, Eszter
Titel	Age Differences in Executive Functions among Hungarian Preschoolers
Quelle	In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18 (2021) 5, S.695-710 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-5629
DOI	10.1080/17405629.2020.1825289
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Executive Function; Age Differences; Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Cognitive Processes; Short Term Memory; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kindesentwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Ungarn
Abstract	Executive functions (EFs) undergo dramatic changes during preschool years and show differential age-related effects. In view of this, the present study examines the developmental pathways of EF components among Hungarian preschoolers. The study sample consisted of 136 participants aged between 3 and 6 years old, who were assessed using the head-toes-knees-shoulders test (HTKS), the Corsi block-tapping test, and the dimensional change card sort test (DCCS). The analysis revealed significant age effect on performance in all EF tests, with a trend towards better performance with age. In general, the results for most EF tasks were similar to those reported by studies conducted in other countries, indicating consistency in the structure of EFs. Moreover, superior performance on cognitive flexibility tasks by younger participants draws attention to the potential influence of early childhood education, via child-rearing beliefs and practises, on the promotion of EF skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01