Reciprocal relation between executive function and receptive vocabulary in Chinese preschoolers: Evidence from a two-year longitudinal study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaopei Xing ◽  
Yutong Wei ◽  
Meifang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Reciprocal Relation

scholarly journals Effects of physical activity on cognitive function among patients with diabetes in China: a nationally longitudinal study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anying Bai ◽  
Liyuan Tao ◽  
Jia Huang ◽  
Jing Tao ◽  
Jue Liu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Lagged Dependent Variable

Abstract Background We aimed to examine the effect of physical activity on different cognitive domains among patients with diabetes. Methods We used two waves of data from the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2013–2015), a nationally representative dataset of Chinese population aged over 45. Total physical activity scores were calculated based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Executive function and episodic memory were used as measures of cognitive function. We conducted lagged dependent variable models to explore the association between physical activity and cognitive function in full sample as well as two different age groups (45–65, ≥65). Results: 862 diabetic patients were included. We found that diabetic participants who had greater level of physical activity at baseline were associated with better episodic memory function in 2 years (p < 0.05). Moreover, physical activity was significantly associated with less decline in episodic memory in fully adjusted models, and the associations were stronger among patients aged 45–65 years (p < 0.05). No statistically significant association was found between physical activity and executive function in all age groups. Conclusions Physical activity may prevent some of the potential decline in episodic memory in diabetic patients. Clinicians and public health departments should strengthen the promotion of physical activity and develop early screening tools among diabetic participants to prevent the progression of cognitive impairment.

scholarly journals Developmental Delays in Executive Function from 3 to 5 Years of Age Predict Kindergarten Academic Readiness

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Willoughby ◽  
Brooke Magnus ◽  
Lynne Vernon-Feagans ◽  
Clancy B. Blair ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Academic Readiness ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Growth Mixture ◽  
Academic Impairment ◽  
Using Data

Substantial evidence has established that individual differences in executive function (EF) in early childhood are uniquely predictive of children’s academic readiness at school entry. The current study tested whether growth trajectories of EF across the early childhood period could be used to identify a subset of children who were at pronounced risk for academic impairment in kindergarten. Using data that were collected at the age 3, 4, and 5 home assessments in the Family Life Project ( N = 1,120), growth mixture models were used to identify 9% of children who exhibited impaired EF performance (i.e., persistently low levels of EF that did not show expected improvements across time). Compared to children who exhibited typical trajectories of EF, the delayed group exhibited substantial impairments in multiple indicators of academic readiness in kindergarten (Cohen’s ds = 0.9–2.7; odds ratios = 9.8–23.8). Although reduced in magnitude following control for a range of socioeconomic and cognitive (general intelligence screener, receptive vocabulary) covariates, moderate-sized group differences remained (Cohen’s ds = 0.2–2.4; odds ratios = 3.9–5.4). Results are discussed with respect to the use of repeated measures of EF as a method of early identification, as well as the resulting translational implications of doing so.

scholarly journals Correction: Risk Factors for Children's Receptive Vocabulary Development from Four to Eight Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine L. Taylor ◽  
Daniel Christensen ◽  
David Lawrence ◽  
Francis Mitrou ◽  
Stephen R. Zubrick
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary

scholarly journals Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Later Life Cognition: Evidence From the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1589-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A. Greenfield ◽  
Sara M. Moorman
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Socioeconomic Differences ◽  
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study ◽  
Childhood Socioeconomic Status

Objectives:This study examined childhood socioeconomic status (SES) as a predictor of later life cognition and the extent to which midlife SES accounts for associations. Methods: Data came from 5,074 participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Measures from adolescence included parents’ educational attainment, father’s occupational status, and household income. Memory and language/executive function were assessed at ages 65 and 72 years. Results: Global childhood SES was a stronger predictor of baseline levels of language/executive function than baseline memory. Associations involving parents’ education were reduced in size and by statistical significance when accounting for participants’ midlife SES, whereas associations involving parental income and occupational status became statistically nonsignificant. We found no associations between childhood SES and change in cognition. Discussion: Findings contribute to growing evidence that socioeconomic differences in childhood have potential consequences for later life cognition, particularly in terms of the disparate levels of cognition with which people enter later life.

scholarly journals Screen Time and Executive Function in Toddlerhood: A Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabrielle McHarg ◽  
Andrew D. Ribner ◽  
Rory T. Devine ◽  
Claire Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Screen Time

The Early Development of a Bilingual Vocabulary

2010 ◽  
Vol 84-85 ◽  
pp. 83-92
Author(s):  
Jelske Dijkstra ◽  
Folkert Kuiken ◽  
René Jorna ◽  
Edwin Klinkenberg
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Minority Language ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Home Language

Gathercole & Thomas (2009) concluded that Welsh children easily gained proficiency in the majority language (English) whereas the acquisition of the minority language (Welsh) lagged behind due to reduced input. Does this trend also occur in other minority language contexts, e.g. for Frisian in a context where Dutch is the majority language? In this longitudinal study, 98 toddlers were tested every six months for 1.5 years with respect to their receptive and productive vocabulary in Frisian and Dutch. Our research question was: what is the influence of the home language on the acquisition of Frisian and Dutch? Results from the first round of measurements indicate that an effect of the home language is present with respect to Frisian receptive and productive vocabulary and Dutch productive vocabulary. Interestingly, no effect of the home language is found on Dutch receptive vocabulary: for Dutch receptive vocabulary, it does not seem to matter whether a child has Frisian or Dutch as their home language.

P2-109: Executive function predicts survival in Alzheimer's disease: A retrospective longitudinal study in Shanghai, China

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S345-S345
Author(s):  
Bin Zhou ◽  
Qianhua Zhao ◽  
Satoshi Teramukai ◽  
Ding Ding ◽  
Qihao Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Study

scholarly journals The role of majority and minority language input in the early development of a bilingual vocabulary

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
JELSKE DIJKSTRA ◽  
FOLKERT KUIKEN ◽  
RENÉ J. JORNA ◽  
EDWIN L. KLINKENBERG
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Minority Language ◽  
Language Minority ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Home Language ◽  
The North ◽  
Language Input

The current longitudinal study investigated the role of home language and outside home exposure in the development of Dutch and Frisian vocabulary by young bilinguals. Frisian is a minority language spoken in the north of the Netherlands. In three successive test rounds, 91 preschoolers were tested in receptive and productive vocabulary in both languages. Results showed a home language effect for Frisian receptive and productive vocabulary, and Dutch productive vocabulary, but not for Dutch receptive vocabulary. As for outside home exposure, an effect was found on the receptive vocabulary tests only. The results can be explained by the amount of L2-input that participants received. The Dutch input is higher for participants with Frisian as home language compared to the Frisian input for participants with Dutch as home language. The conclusions lead to further implications for language professionals working in language minority contexts.

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