Relationship between executive function and social adjustment in children with developmental dyslexia
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024136
- VernacularTitle:发展性阅读障碍儿童执行功能与社会适应能力的关系
- Author:
YIN Feifei, XIAO Xinyu, ZHANG Han, ZUO Pengxiang,LI Dan
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing,Medical College of Shihezi University,Shihezi (832000) ,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dyslexia;
Executive function;
Social adjustment;
Mental health;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2024;45(6):835-839
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the characteristics of executive function of developmental dyslexic children and the relationship with social adaptability, in order to provide a scientific basis for promoting healthy development of developmental dyslexic children.
Methods:From June to September 2023, 85 students in the developmental dyslexia group, 85 students in the biological agematched group and 85 students in the reading levelmatched group were selected from the third to sixth grades of two elementary school in a region of Xinjiang by cluster random sampling method. Their executive function was assessed by the Stroop procedure, the 2-back procedure and the numerical conversion procedure, respectively, and their social adaptive ability was assessed by the Social Adaptation Scale for Children and Adolescents. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the differences in executive function and social adjustment among the three groups, and Pearsons correlation was used to analyze the relationship between executive function and social adjustment in developmental dyslexic children.
Results:Children in the developmental dyslexia group had lower correctness on the Stroop colorword task (0.72±0.21), the 2-back task (0.32±0.13), the digitswitching task (0.54±0.16) and the total score of social adjustment (165.39±31.36) than children in the biological agematched (0.80±0.19,0.38±0.11,0.61±0.15,181.71±31.85) and reading levelmatched group (0.79±0.17,0.35±0.07,0.58±0.15,175.71±27.48) (F=4.54,5.05,4.97,6.31,P<0.01). The inhibition (Stroop colorword task correct rate) and conversion subcomponent (digitswitching task correct rate) of the executive function of children in the developmental dyslexia group were both positively correlated with their social adaptive ability (r=0.34,0.43), and the refreshing subcomponent of the executive function (2-back task correct rate) was negatively correlated with their social adaptive ability (r=-0.27) (P<0.05).
Conclusions:Children with developmental dyslexia have executive function deficits and social maladjustment, and their executive function is related to social adjustment. Measures should be taken to improve the executive function of developmental dyslexic children and to improve their social adaptation.
