The Amsterdam Executive Function Inventory (AEFI): Psychometric properties and demographically corrected normative data for adolescents aged between 15 and 18 years

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-171

  Van Der Elst, Wim ^a   Ouwehand, Carolijn ^b   Van Der Werf, Greetje ^c   Kuyper, Hans ^c   Lee, Nikki ^b   Jolles, Jelle ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Executive functioning; Norms; Psychometric analyses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856875039     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.625353     Document Type: Article

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