ABSTRACT

Childhood and adolescence are pivotal periods for cognitive development. Executive functions are crucial for efficient cognitive functioning, so accurate assessment is important. One ecologically-valid virtual reality test is the Jansari assessment of Executive Functions for Children (JEF-C^©). In a cross-sectional study, we aimed at translating, adapting and validating JEF-C into Persian, and at investigating whether this Persian version (JEF-C (P)) can identify stages of development of executive functions in children aged from 8 to 16. Children and adolescents (N = 146) falling into three age groups participated: 8–10, 11–13 and 14–16 years old. They completed JEF-C (P) and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). There were acceptable Cronbach's alpha coefficients for JEF-C(P) total score (α = .72) and all constructs, except action-based prospective memory, had a positive impact on total internal consistency. There was an effect of age group on overall JEF-C (P) performance and of age on four constructs. There was also a correlation between the number of categories on WCST and the prioritization construct of JEF-C (P). It seems that JEF-C (P) is an ecologically valid executive function assessment sensitive to age and could be useful for both researchers and clinicians working with children.

摘要

童年和青春期是认知发展的关键时期。执行功能对于有效的认知功能至关重要，因此准确的评估非常重要。一项生态有效的虚拟现实测试是 Jansari 儿童执行功能评估 (JEF-C ^© )。在一项横断面研究中，我们旨在将 JEF-C 翻译、改编和验证为波斯语，并调查该波斯语版本 (JEF-C (P)) 是否可以识别 8 岁至 8 岁儿童执行功能的发展阶段。 16. 儿童和青少年（N =146）分为三个年龄组参加：8-10岁、11-13岁和14-16岁。他们完成了 JEF-C (P) 和威斯康星州卡片分类测试 (WCST)。JEF-C(P) 总分具有可接受的 Cronbach's α 系数 ( α = .72)，并且除基于动作的前瞻性记忆之外的所有构造都对总体内部一致性产生积极影响。年龄组对整体 JEF-C (P) 表现有影响，年龄对四个结构有影响。WCST 的类别数量与 JEF-C (P) 的优先级结构之间也存在相关性。JEF-C (P) 似乎是一种对年龄敏感的生态有效的执行功能评估，对于从事儿童工作的研究人员和临床医生都可能有用。