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Confirmatory factor analysis of the BRIEF2 in a sample of youth with Down syndrome
Journal of intellectual disability research
26 Dec 2022
PMID: 36573033
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Abstract
The factor structure of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, second edition (BRIEF2) has been widely examined in both typically developing children and specific clinical samples. Despite the frequent use of the BRIEF2 for measuring executive functioning in individuals with Down syndrome, no study has investigated the factorial validity or dimensionality of the BRIEF2 in this population. This study aimed to address this notable gap in the literature.
Parents of 407 children and youth with Down syndrome aged 6-18 years completed the BRIEF2 as part of different studies led by six sites. Three competing models proposed by previous studies were analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis: the theoretical structure of the BRIEF2 where the scales were constrained to load on three factors labelled as Cognitive, Behavioral, and Emotional Regulation, a two-factor correlated model with the merged Behavioral and Emotional regulation, and a single-factor model.
The three-factor model provided a better fit than the one- and two-factor models, yet a large correlation was observed between Behavioural and Emotional regulation factors. The results provide meaningful explanatory value for the theoretical structure of the BRIEF2. However, the Behavioral and Emotional regulation factors might be less differentiated and the two-factor structure of the BRIEF2 may also make theoretical and empirical sense.
Although more studies are needed to further examine the factor structure of the BRIEF2 in youth with Down syndrome, this investigation provides preliminary support for the interpretation of the three executive function index scores provided by the BRIEF2: Cognitive, Behavioral, and Emotional Regulation.
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- Title
- Confirmatory factor analysis of the BRIEF2 in a sample of youth with Down syndrome
- Creators
- A Soltani - Islamic Azad University KermanE K Schworer - University of Wisconsin–MadisonL A JacobsonM M Channell - Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USAN R Lee - Drexel UniversityG G Faught - University of Alabama, TuscaloosaR Grzadzinski - Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Carrboro, NC, USAD Fidler - Colorado State UniversityA J Esbensen - University of Cincinnati
- Publication Details
- Journal of intellectual disability research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- 1447 / Lejeune Foundation R01 HD055741 / NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079123 / NICHD NIH HHS KL2TR002490 / NCATS NIH HHS R21 HD100997 / NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007489 / NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD106164 / NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103526 / NICHD NIH HHS Jack Rubinstein Foundation for Developmental Disabilities R61 HD100934 / NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093754 / NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD101000 / NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD099150 / NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD083596 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000902387600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85144838368
- Other Identifier
- 991019472091804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Education, Special
- Genetics & Heredity
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation