@article{ref1,
title="Neuropsychological and Behavioral Measures of Attention Assess Different Constructs in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury",
journal="Clinical neuropsychologist, The",
year="2011",
author="Barney, Sally J. and Allen, Daniel N. and Thaler, Nicholas S. and Park, Brandon S. and Strauss, Gregory P. and Mayfield, Joan",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="1145-1157",
abstract="Neuropsychological and behavioral measures are used to assess attention, but little convergence has been found between these two assessment methods. However, many prior studies have not considered attention as a multicomponent system, which may contribute to this lack of agreement between neuropsychological and behavioral measures. To address this the current study examined the relationship between the neuropsychological measures that comprise a four-component model of attention and parent-report behavioral ratings of attention problems and hyperactivity. A total of 65 children and adolescents who had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) were included in the study. Principal components analysis identified the four attention components in this sample, which accounted for 80.9% of the variance. However, correlations between the neuropsychological measures of attention and behavioral ratings of attention and hyperactivity were low and non-significant. This minimal correspondence suggests that neuropsychological and behavioral measures assess different aspects of attentional disturbances in children with TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1385-4046",
doi="10.1080/13854046.2011.595956",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2011.595956"
}