Molly Hensler1, Kelly Wolfe2, Jeffrey Lebensburger2, Jilian Nieman2, Margaux Barnes2, William Nolan2, Allison King2, Avi Madan-Swain2. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Psychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, and Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine hensler@uab.edu. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Psychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, and Program in Occupational Therapy and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between executive function (EF) and social skills in youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). METHODS: 20 youth with SCD completed objective tests of EF (Tasks of Executive Control; Animal Sorting subtest from the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment-Second Edition), an IQ screener, and paper-and-pencil measures of social skills (Social Skills Improvement System [SSIS]). Primary caregivers completed paper-and-pencil measures of EF (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) and social skills (SSIS). RESULTS: EF scores from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function related to parent- and child-reported social skills such that EF deficits correlated with poorer overall and domain-specific social skills. Similarly, EF scores from the Animal Sorting test related to child-reported social skills. Worse parent-reported EF predicted worse parent-reported social skills above the variance accounted for by IQ. CONCLUSIONS: EF is related to social skills and may be necessary for successful social interaction among youth with SCD. These results provide rationale and guidance for future larger-scale investigations of EF and social skills among children with SCD.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between executive function (EF) and social skills in youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). METHODS: 20 youth with SCD completed objective tests of EF (Tasks of Executive Control; Animal Sorting subtest from the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment-Second Edition), an IQ screener, and paper-and-pencil measures of social skills (Social Skills Improvement System [SSIS]). Primary caregivers completed paper-and-pencil measures of EF (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) and social skills (SSIS). RESULTS: EF scores from the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function related to parent- and child-reported social skills such that EF deficits correlated with poorer overall and domain-specific social skills. Similarly, EF scores from the Animal Sorting test related to child-reported social skills. Worse parent-reported EF predicted worse parent-reported social skills above the variance accounted for by IQ. CONCLUSIONS: EF is related to social skills and may be necessary for successful social interaction among youth with SCD. These results provide rationale and guidance for future larger-scale investigations of EF and social skills among children with SCD.
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