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Inhibitory control and adaptive behaviour in children with mild intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Gligorović M.,
Buha Ðurović N.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/jir.12000
Subject(s) - inhibitory control , psychology , intellectual disability , psychopathology , developmental psychology , association (psychology) , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , adaptive behavior , intelligence quotient , task (project management) , cognition , clinical psychology , psychiatry , neuroscience , psychotherapist , management , economics
Background Inhibitory control, as one of the basic mechanisms of executive functions, is extremely important for adaptive behaviour. The relation between inhibitory control and adaptive behaviour is the most obvious in cases of behavioural disorders and psychopathology. Considering the lack of studies on this relation in children with disabilities, the aim of our research is to determine the relation between inhibitory control and adaptive behaviour in children with mild intellectual disability. Method The sample consists of 53 children with mild intellectual disability. Selection criteria were: IQ between 50 and 70, age between 10 and 14, absence of bilingualism, and with no medical history of neurological impairment, genetic and/or emotional problems. Modified D ay– N ight version of the S troop task, and G o‐no‐ G o T apping task were used for the assessment of inhibitory control. Data on adaptive behaviour were obtained by applying the first part of AAMR (American Association on Mental Retardation) A daptive B ehaviour S cale‐ S chool, S econd E dition ( ABS ‐ S :2). Results Significant relationships were determined between some aspects of inhibitory control and the most of assessed domains of adaptive behaviour. Inhibitory control measures, as a unitary inhibition model, significantly predict results on I ndependent F unctioning, E conomic A ctivity, S peech and L anguage D evelopment, and N umber and T imes domains of the ABS ‐ S :2. Inhibitory control, assessed by second part of the S troop task, proved to be a significant factor in practical ( I ndependent F unctioning) and conceptual ( E conomic A ctivity, S peech and L anguage D evelopment, and N umbers and T ime) adaptive skills. The first part of the S troop task, as a measure of selective attention, proved to be a significant factor in language and numerical demands, along with second one. Inhibitory control through motor responses proved to be a significant factor in independent functioning, economic activities, language and self‐direction skills. Conclusion We can conclude that inhibitory control represents a significant developmental factor of different adaptive behaviour domains in children with mild intellectual disability.