The Executive Functions of Rejected Children in an Urban Elementary School

Autor/in	Naylor, Gregory
Titel	The Executive Functions of Rejected Children in an Urban Elementary School
Quelle	(2013), (103 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Temple University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2679-0801-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Executive Function; Rejection (Psychology); Elementary School Students; Urban Schools; Correlation; Peer Acceptance; Discipline; Self Control; Cognitive Ability; Student Behavior; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ablehnung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Korrelation; Disziplin; Selbstbeherrschung; Denkfähigkeit; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The relationship between Executive Functions and Peer Rejection was explored. Thirty-Five students in an urban elementary school, (mean 10.7 years of age (sd=2.8), 34% male, and 88% African American) completed measures of executive functions: KABC-II Rover, The Wisconsin Card Sort and NEPSY-II Statue (below age 9) or The Iowa Gambling Task (age 9 and up). Classmates reported who was not a preferred play mate: a measure of rejection. Executive Functions were not significantly related to Rejection across the sample, but among the children with the lowest Executive Functions, The Wisconsin Card Sort was significantly negatively related to Rejection (-0.61, p = 0.04) suggesting poor Cognitive Flexibility may be a risk factor for Rejection. Performance on the Iowa Gambling Task was found to be positively correlated with Rejection (0.4, p = 0.008) suggesting that high impulse control may also be a risk factor for rejection among adolescents. This was consistent with a finding of a positive correlation between Office Discipline Referrals and popularity (0.4, p = 0.008) among the sample. Implications for practice are also discussed including the difficulty of managing behavior when bad behavior is related to popularity. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01