Study of Positive and Negative Affect and Neurocognitive Functioning in Adolescents

  1. Rebeca Aritio-Solana 1
  2. Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero 1
  3. Alicia Pérez-Albéniz 1
  4. Oliver Mason 2
  5. Javier Ortuño-Sierra 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 University of Surrey
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    University of Surrey

    Guildford, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/00ks66431

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2022

Número: 25

Páginas: 1-10

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2022.9 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Resumen

The main purpose of the present work was to study neurocognitive performance of adolescents at risk for emotional difficulties. The sample included a total of 1,509 adolescents from stratified random cluster sampling. Derived from this sample, a group of high-risk (n = 92) and a comparison group (n = 92) were selected based on the short version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) for comparison on the University of Pennsylvania computerized neuropsychological test battery for children (PENN). A Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was performed taking the scores on the PENN as dependent variables and the two groups derived from the scores of the PANAS (at risk vs. comparison) as a fixed factor. Adolescents at high risk of presenting affectivity problems showed statistically significant differences in several different neurocognitive domains, in accuracy, λ = .820, F(9, 160,000) = 3.913, p < .01, partial η² = .180; speed, λ = .502, F(5, 88,000)= 17.493, p < .01, partial η² = .498; and efficiency, λ = .485, F(4, 89,000) = 23.599, p <.01, partial η² = .515. The high risk group showed lower neurocognitive performance than the comparison group. In addition, a positive statistically significant correlation was found between all the neurocognitive competences (p < .05). Results found in this study reveal that neurocognitive impairments can be shown in adolescents at psychometric high risk for emotional problems before transition to more severe psychological problems.

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Financiadores

  • Beca Leonardo a Investigadores y Creadores Culturales 2020 de la Fundación BBVA

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