Influence of executive control on preschool adaptation in normal and attention problem
children were analyzed with 50 preschool children who have attention problem in their
educational settings of nurseries, kindergartens and their teachers were selected for this
study. Also, 101 normal children were selected as a comparison group. The preschool
adjustment was measured by PAQ and executive functions were measured by BRIEF-P.
After controlling for non-verbal intelligence measured by CTONI-2, subdomains of
executive function such as emotional control and working memory affected positive
emotions and ego-state of pre-school adjustment in children with attention problems.
However, the subdomains of pre-school adjustment affected by emotional control and
working memory were positive emotions and adjustment with peers in normal children.