The Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Low Working Memory

Tracy Packiam Alloway; Susan Elizabeth Gathercole; Hannah Kirkwood; Julian Elliott

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

journal article Mar 01, 2009

The Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Low Working Memory

Tracy Packiam Alloway Susan Elizabeth Gathercole Hannah Kirkwood Julian Elliott

Child Development Vol. 80 No. 2 pp. 606-621 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Abstract
This study explored the cognitive and behavioral profiles of children with working memory impairments. In an initial screening of 3,189 five- to eleven-year-olds, 308 were identified as having very low working memory scores. Cognitive skills (IQ, vocabulary, reading, and math), classroom behavior, and self-esteem were assessed. The majority of the children struggled in the learning measures and verbal ability. They also obtained atypically high ratings of cognitive problems/inattentive symptoms and were judged to have short attention spans, high levels of distractibility, problems in monitoring the quality of their work, and difficulties in generating new solutions to problems. These data provide rich new information on the cognitive and behavioral profiles that characterize children with low working memory.

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Published: Mar 01, 2009
Vol/Issue: 80(2)
Pages: 606-621
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Authors

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Tracy Packiam Alloway

University of Stirling

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Susan Elizabeth Gathercole

University of York

University of York

Durham University

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Tracy Packiam Alloway, Susan Elizabeth Gathercole, Hannah Kirkwood, et al. (2009). The Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Low Working Memory. Child Development, 80(2), 606-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

The Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Low Working Memory

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