High Levels Of Internalizing Symptomology In Early Childhood And Their Relation To Error Monitoring In Middle Childhood
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2016-05
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University of Delaware
Abstract
While extensive research has been conducted on the relationship between
anxiety disorders and executive function, little is known about the association between
internalizing symptoms and executive functioning in childhood, and even less is
known about the effect of early internalizing symptoms on early and later error
monitoring (ERN), a specific facet of executive functioning. The present study utilized
EEG to examine whether children with high levels of internalizing symptoms at age 4
would evidence larger ERN amplitudes to error commission relative to children with
low levels of internalizing symptoms. Participants included 22 high-risk children who
completed the Erikson Flanker Task while EEG data were recorded. Early childhood
internalizing symptoms were assessed via parent report on the CBCL. Linear
regression analyses revealed no association between internalizing symptoms at age 4
and ERN amplitude at age 8. Results suggest that, in the present sample, internalizing
at age 4 was unrelated to error monitoring at age 8.
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early childhood, middle childhood, psychology