Is the behavior rating inventory of executive function more strongly associated with measures of impairment or executive function?

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
TARA MCAULEY ◽  
SHIRLEY CHEN ◽  
LISA GOOS ◽  
RUSSELL SCHACHAR ◽  
JENNIFER CROSBIE
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Behavioral Disruption ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Inhibition Performance

AbstractThe Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) is commonly used in the assessment of children and adolescents presenting with a wide range of concerns. It is unclear, however, whether the questionnaire is more closely related to general measures of behavioral disruption and impairment or to specific measures of executive function. In the present study, associations between the Behavioral Regulation Index and Metacognition Index of the BRIEF and cognitive, behavioral, and academic measures were examined in a sample of clinic-referred youth (n = 60) and healthy youth (n = 37) 6–15 years of age. Measures included ratings of inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms in youth, ratings of how well youth functioned in their everyday environments, youth’s scores on measures of reading and math, and youth’s scores on measures of inhibition, performance monitoring, and working memory. Although both BRIEF indices were strongly related to parent and teacher ratings of behavioral disruption and impairment, neither was associated with youth’s scores on the performance-based tasks of executive function. These findings support the use of the BRIEF as a clinical tool for assessing a broad range of concerns, but raise questions about the relation of the BRIEF to performance-based tasks that are commonly used to assess executive function. (JINS, 2010, 16, 495–505.)

Symptoms Versus Impairment in Adults With ADHD: Intercorrelations of the BRIEF-A, CAARS, and TOVA

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
pp. 1557-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Ben-Sheetrit ◽  
Mika Zurawel ◽  
Abraham Weizman ◽  
Iris Manor
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
Inattention And Hyperactivity

Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the connections within and between three measures of adult ADHD: the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function–Adult Version (BRIEF-A)–Self-Report, Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale–Investigator-Rated (CAARS-Inv), and Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA). Method: Data of 89 adults with ADHD (ages = 18-54, 46% females) who were assessed using these measures during pretreatment visits of a randomized study of metadoxine XR were analyzed. Results: The CAARS-Inv and TOVA did not correlate. The BRIEF-A correlated extensively with both the CAARS-Inv and TOVA, primarily via its Behavioral Regulation Index (BRI). The BRIEF-A Metacognition Index correlated with the CAARS-Inv inattentive score, while the BRI correlated with the CAARS-Inv hyperactive-impulsive score. Within the CAARS and TOVA, inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity correlated weakly. Conclusion: The measures seem to capture different aspects of adult ADHD. While the CAARS-Inv addresses mainly the domain of symptoms, and the TOVA that of impairment, the BRIEF-A captures aspects of both.

Investigation of the Clinical Utility of the BRIEF2 in Youth With and Without Intellectual Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 1036-1044
Author(s):  
Y. Shishido ◽  
E.M. Mahone ◽  
L.A. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Structural Differences ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
Per Se

AbstractObjective:Executive function (EF) difficulties are commonly found in youth with intellectual disability (ID). Given mixed results from studies using performance-based EF measures, the EF profile has not been well characterized for this population. No published work has examined the clinical utility of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF2) in distinguishing EF in ID. We hypothesized that the BRIEF2 would show greater elevations in youth with ID compared to the Average IQ comparison group.Methods:Participants included a large sample of 504 youth (157 in ID group; aged 8–18 years) referred for (neuro)psychological evaluation (2015–2019) and identified as meeting criteria for either ID or Average IQ comparison group.Results:Significant elevations were found across BRIEF2 indices and scales. Only mild elevations were noted in selective cognitive regulation scales within the Average IQ group. Groups differed significantly across all EF dimensions, with greater differences observed in behavioral regulation (Self-Monitoring, Inhibition), Shift, and Working Memory. An elevated but less variable pattern of index scores was noted in ID, while the overall pattern of scaled scores appeared similar between groups.Conclusions:The less variable and consistently elevated profile may suggest fewer EF dimensions in individuals with ID than the model proposed in the test manual. Similar profiles between groups may reflect differences in severity, rather than differences in constructs measured by the EF factors, per se. Additional examination is needed to confirm potential structural differences in EF for youth with ID as measured by BRIEF2, with a clinical implication for greater efficiency of EF assessment in this population.

Executive function in phenylketonuria (PKU): Insights from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and a large sample of individuals with PKU.

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn E. Christ ◽  
Hayley E. Clocksin ◽  
Barbara K. Burton ◽  
Mitzie L. Grant ◽  
Susan Waisbren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory

scholarly journals Central Auditory Processing and Cognitive Functions in Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Cristina Furtado Back ◽  
Ana Chrystina de Souza Crippa ◽  
Tatiana Izabelle Jaworski de Sá Riechi ◽  
Liliane Desgualdo Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Auditory Attention ◽  
Auditory Processing Disorder ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Central Auditory Processing ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Introduction Nowadays, there is no consensus on whether central auditory processing disorder is a primary or a secondary deficit to other cognitive deficits. A better understanding of the association between cognitive functions and central auditory skills may help elucidate this dilemma. Objective To investigate possible associations between auditory abilities and cognitive functions in schoolchildren. Methods Fifty-eight schoolchildren, aged between 8 years and 0 months old and 11 years and 11 months old, who underwent the following tests: masking level difference, gaps in noise, pitch pattern sequence test, dichotic digits test, sustained auditory attention ability test, Wechsler intelligence scale for children – IV, junior Hayling test, five digits test, and behavior rating inventory of executive function. Results Significant correlations were found between the hearing ability of temporal resolution and executive functions, temporal ordering/sequencing, binaural integration and separation, and sustained auditory attention, operational memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility; binaural integration was also associated with intelligence. The statistically significant positive correlation found between the ability of binaural interaction and the components of emotional control and behavior regulation of the behavior rating inventory of executive function was unexpected. Conclusion The associations identified reinforce the complexity of the tasks involved in the evaluation of central auditory processing and the need for multidisciplinary evaluation for the differential diagnosis of auditory processing disorder. Confirmation of the presence or absence of comorbidities between different disorders allows directing the therapeutic behaviors and reducing the impact of possible auditory and/or cognitive deficits in the different daily life situations of children.

The Relations Between Temperament, Character, and Executive Functions in Children With ADHD and Clinical Controls

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 764-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renate Drechsler ◽  
Marina Zulauf Logoz ◽  
Susanne Walitza ◽  
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Emotional Control ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavioral Regulation ◽  
Temperament And Character Inventory ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Adhd Children ◽  
Behavior Rating Inventory ◽  
Character Inventory

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the overlap between executive functions and temperament as measured by two questionnaires and to examine characteristic profiles in children with ADHD and clinical controls. Method: Parents of 111 clinically referred children, half of whom were diagnosed with ADHD and half with other or no diagnoses, completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and the Cloninger Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI). Results: Factor analysis of both instruments resulted in three common factors representing aspects of (1) cognitive regulation, (2) behavioral regulation, and (3) anxious/rigid tendencies. Factor (4) represented strengths and positive resources and loaded on JTCI scales only. Both instruments discriminated significantly between ADHD and non-ADHD children. Conduct disorder/oppositional defiant disorder (CD/ODD) but not ADHD accounted for problems in BRIEF Emotional Control and Self-Monitor and JTCI low Cooperativeness. Conclusion: The two instruments only partially overlap and may complement each other.

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