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7 Executive Function is Associated with the Development of Math Performance in Children Born Very Preterm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2023

Simonne E Collins*
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alice C Burnett
Affiliation:
alice.burnett@mcri.edu.au, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Philippa Pyman
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Leona Pascoe
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Kristina M Haebich
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jeanie L Y Cheong
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Lex W Doyle
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Deanne K Thompson
Affiliation:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Peter J Anderson
Affiliation:
Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
*
Correspondence: Simonne Collins, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, simonne.collins@monash.edu
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Abstract

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Objective:

To examine associations between executive function (EF) domains (attentional control, information processing, cognitive flexibility, and goal setting) and math computation performance at 7 and 13 years in children born very preterm (VP; <30 weeks' gestation), and secondly, to investigate the associations of 7-year EF with change in math performance from 7 to 13 years.

Participants and Methods:

In the prospective, longitudinal Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS) cohort of children born VP, assessment of EF and math performance was undertaken at 7 (n = 187) and 13 years (n = 174). Univariable and multivariable regression models (including all domains of EF) were used to examine associations between EF domains at both timepoints with math performance, as well as associations between EF at 7 years with change in math from 7 to 13 years.

Results:

At 7 and 13 years, all EF domains were positively associated with concurrent math performance, with multivariable models finding information processing, cognitive flexibility and goal setting independently contributed to math performance at both ages. All EF domains were positively associated with improvement in math performance from 7 to 13 years, with multivariable models finding that goal setting contributed unique variance to improvement in math over this period.

Conclusions:

This study provides evidence for a strong, consistent association between EF and math performance in children born VP and emphasizes the importance of goal setting capacity for later improvement in math performance.

Type
Poster Session 07: Developmental | Pediatrics
Copyright
Copyright © INS. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2023