Gender difference of attentional network in 5-year old children / 中国心理卫生杂志
Chinese Mental Health Journal
; (12): 710-713, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-667340
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate gender differences in the attentional network in 5-year-old children.Methods:
A totally of 70 healthy children [31 girls,(62.5 ± 2.6 months old;39 boys,(63.3 ± 2.8) months old] from the top class of kindergarten were enrolled in the study.A modified version of the Attention Network Test (ANT) was used to assess the attentional networks (alerting,orienting,and executive control).Results:
The mean rate of accuracy was higher than 90%.A significant gender difference was found in the alerting network,boys scored higher than girls [(139 ± 54) ms vs.(109 ± 49) ms,P < 0.05].No gender difference was found in the orienting or executive control networks (P > 0.05).Conclusion:
It suggests that 5-year-old children are fully capable of completing the attentional networks test,and the 5-year-old boy's alert function may be stronger than that of girls.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article