Validation and reliability of The Childhood Executive Function Inventory (CHEXI) in Spanish primary school students

  1. Pedro Javier Conesa 1
  2. Iban Onandía-Hinchado 2
  3. Jon Andoni Duñabeitia 3
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
  2. 2 Psicologia Amorebieta, Amorebieta, Spain
  3. 3 Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.
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Revista:
Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes

ISSN: 2340-8340

Año de publicación: 2023

Título del ejemplar: (Septiembre 2023)

Volumen: 10

Número: 3

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Validación y fiabilidad del Inventario de Función Ejecutiva Infantil (CHEXI) en alumnos españoles de primaria. Dada la enorme influencia de las funciones ejecutivas (FE) en el bienestar y el éxito escolar del alumnado de Educación Primaria, resulta necesario utilizar instrumentos que midan tales variables que sean accesibles para todos los profesionales de la educación. Se realizaron dos estudios. En el estudio 1, se investigó las propiedades psicométricas de la versión española del Inventario de Funcionamiento Ejecutivo Infantil (CHEXI) en una muestra representativa de 1230 alumnos de primaria de 8 a 12 años. Siguiendo el modelo híbrido de Barkley, el CHEXI mostró unos buenos índices de ajuste en las dos subescalas: memoria de trabajo e inhibición (Χ ²=949.32, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98, SRMR = 0.06, RMSEA = 0.05), así como una excelente consistencia interna (ω ≥ 0.84–0.91; α ≥ 0.84–0.91). En el estudio 2, se analizó la eficacia del CHEXI para la observación de los déficits de EF relacionados con los síntomas del TDAH. Se observaron diferencias significativas en las puntuaciones informadas por los padres entre los estudiantes con desarrollo típico y los estudiantes diagnosticados con TDAH (p = < 0.001, η2partial = 0.09 – 0.10). Los resultados mostraron que el CHEXI es un instrumento fiable para medir las FEs en niños españoles, y podría ser una herramienta útil para la identificación del TDAH en estas edades.

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