Propiedades Psicométricas de la Versión Española del Cuestionario CHEXI de Funcionamiento Ejecutivo en Niños Preescolares

  1. Pedro Ángel Latorre-Román 1
  2. Mireya Palomero-Ramirez 1
  3. Lourdes Cañizares-Ortega 1
  4. Carmen Latorre-Sevilla 1
  5. Jesús Salas-Sánchez 2
  6. Manuel Pulido-Martos 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Jaén
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    Universidad de Jaén

    Jaén, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0122p5f64

  2. 2 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/029gnnp81

Journal:
Revista iberoamericana de diagnóstico y evaluación psicológica

ISSN: 1135-3848 2183-6051

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 2

Issue: 68

Pages: 5-16

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21865/RIDEP68.2.01 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the psychometric properties of CHEXI in a Spanish preschool population, as well as to relate the test results to several sociodemographic variables such as sex and age. A total of 173 children (3 to 6 years old) from schools in southern Spain participated. The CHEXI scale showed good internal consistency (Omega hierarchical=.85). The CHEXI showed adequate test-retest reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients of ICC=.930 (95% confidence interval: .856-.966) for working memory and ICC=.933 (95% confidence interval: .863-.967) for inhibition. The convergent validity analysis with the BRIEF-P yields significant correlations between the different factors of both tests. Finally, boys scored higher than girls in memory work, inhibition and emotional control. In conclusion, the analyses of the Spanish version of the CHEXI adapted to the preschool population show adequate psychometric properties of the instrument.

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