Questionnaire of Executive Function for Dancers: An Ecological Approach

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Alina; Rodriguez, Mabel; Quevedo, Liliana; de Cossio, Lourdes Fernandez; Borges, Ariel; Reyes, Alicia; Corral, Roberto; Blanco, Florentino; Alvarez, Miguel
Titel	Questionnaire of Executive Function for Dancers: An Ecological Approach
Quelle	In: Assessment, 19 (2012) 3, S.383-387 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191110397483
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Executive Function; Dance; Adolescents; Test Validity; Holistic Approach; Factor Analysis; Scores; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Cuba + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Tanz; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Testvalidität; Holistischer Ansatz; Faktorenanalyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; Kuba
Abstract	There is a current debate about the ecological validity of executive function (EF) tests. Consistent with the verisimilitude approach, this research proposes the Ballet Executive Scale (BES), a self-rating questionnaire that assimilates idiosyncratic executive behaviors of classical dance community. The BES was administrated to 149 adolescents, students of the Cuban Ballet School. Results present a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.80 and a split-half Spearman-Brown coefficient r[subscript SB] = 0.81. An exploratory factor analysis describes a bifactorial pattern of EF dimensions, with a Self-Regulation component, which explains more than 40% of variance, and a Developmental component, which accounts for more than 20% of variance. The questionnaire's total scores fit linear regression models with two external criteria of academic records, confirming concurrent validity. These findings support the hypothesis that the internalization of specific contextual cultural meanings has a mediating influence in the development of EF. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10