A Comparative Study of Performance in the Conners' Continuous Performance Test between Brazilian and North American Children

Autor/inn/en	Miranda, Monica Carolina; Sinnes, Elaine Girao; Pompeia, Sabine; Bueno, Orlando Francisco Amodeo
Titel	A Comparative Study of Performance in the Conners' Continuous Performance Test between Brazilian and North American Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 11 (2008) 5, S.588-598 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707299412
Schlagwörter	Performance Tests; Attention Deficit Disorders; Program Effectiveness; Norms; Comparative Analysis; North Americans; Test Results; Socioeconomic Status; Hyperactivity; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Screening Tests; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Normwert; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Hyperaktivität; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Screening-Verfahren; Messdaten; Ausland; Brasilien
Abstract	Objective: The present study investigated the performance of Brazilian children in the Continuous Performance Test, CPT-II, and compared results to those of the norms obtained in the United States. Method: The U.S. norms were compared to those of a Brazilian sample composed of 6- to 11-year-olds separated into 4 age-groups (half boys) that represented the socioeconomic class distribution of Sao Paulo City. The children were prescreened for attention deficit disorders (ADHD). Results: Age and gender effects in the Brazilian sample were similar to those previously described. However, the Brazilian sample showed better performance in almost all measures in all age-groups compared to that of the United States. Conclusion: It is discussed that differences between samples probably reflect lack of ADHD screening of the U.S. children. More studies are necessary to determine if the CPT-II is a cross-cultural test with participants from different samples matched for age, gender, and socioeconomic status screened for ADHD. (Contains 7 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10