INCIHUSA   20883
INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS, SOCIALES Y AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Intervención cognitiva grupal destinada a fortalecer funciones ejecutivas en niños en riesgo social
Autor/es:
ISON, MIRTA SUSANA; DIFABIO, HILDA; KORZENIOWSKI, CELINA
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Editorial:
Faculty of Psychology of Universidad de San Buenaventura
Referencias:
Lugar: Medellín; Año: 2017 vol. 10 p. 34 - 45
ISSN:
2011-7922
Resumen:
The present study set out to evaluate the effectiveness of a group cognitive intervention aimed at promoting executive functions in children at social risk. The quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design included a control group. The sample was made up of 178 children (52% boys), aged 6-10. The children were evaluated by means of a battery of neuropsychological EF tests and a teacher-rated behavioral EF scale. The intervention program included 30 group cognitive stimulation sessions that increased in difficulty and were embedded intoschool curr´ıcula. Trained children performed better in terms of cognitive flexibility, planning, metacognition and inhibitory control, as compared to their baseline values and to children in the control group. This study providesnew evidence of the effectiveness of cognitive interventions for children and of children?s capability to transfer cognitive improvements to daily school activities.