Validity of the computerized battery for neuropsychological evaluation of children, BENCI, in spanish childrenpreliminary results

  1. Manuel Fernández Alcántara 1
  2. Natalia Albaladejo Blázquez 1
  3. María Inmaculada Fernández Ávalos 1
  4. Miriam Sánchez SanSegundo 1
  5. Francisco Cruz Quintana 2
  6. Vanesa Pérez Martínez 1
  7. Claudia Carrasco Sánchez 2
  8. María Nieves Pérez Marfil 2
  1. 1 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Universitat d'Alacant

    Alicante, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05t8bcz72

  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revista:
EJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

ISSN: 2174-8144,  2254-9625

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 12

Número: 8

Páginas: 893-903

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3390/EJIHPE12080065 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: EJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

Resumen

Study of the neurodevelopment of children is vital to promote good quality of life during childhood. Few batteries showing adequate reliability and validity indices are available to evaluate the different neuropsychological domains. The objective of this study was to obtain initial evidence on the validity of the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children (BENCI) in a Spanish population. To assess the validity of the BENCI battery and other measures of task switching, abstract reasoning, linguistic abilities, processing speed, and attention were used. The sample was composed of a total of 73 children aged 9, 10, and 11 years. Significant differences among age groups were observed in the domains of sustained attention, memory, and executive function. In addition, the BENCI subtests showed statistically significant correlations with the other neuropsychological tools. Further research is warranted on the relationship of the BENCI with other tests in wider age groups and to assess the factorial structure of the scale and the reliability values of the subtests. In conclusion, this study seems to indicate that the Spanish version of the BENCI has promising validity to be used for evaluating the main neuropsychological domains in children.

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Financiadores

  • Conselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport de la Generalitat Valenciana (Spain) and by Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional al Desarrollo de la Junta de Andalucía
    • GV/2017/166 - Rf. 2020U1006

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