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Mothes, L., Kristensen, C. H., Grassi-Oliveira, R., Fonseca, R. P., de Lima Argimon, I. I., & Irigaray, T. Q. (2015). Childhood maltreatment and executive functions in adolescents. Child and adolescent mental health, 20(1), 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12068
Mothes, Luiza, et al. "Childhood maltreatment and executive functions in adolescents." Child and adolescent mental health vol. 20,1 (2015): 56-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12068
Mothes L, Kristensen CH, Grassi-Oliveira R, Fonseca RP, de Lima Argimon II, Irigaray TQ. Childhood maltreatment and executive functions in adolescents. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2015 Feb;20(1):56-62. doi: 10.1111/camh.12068. Epub 2014 Jun 06. PMID: 32680329.
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Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2015 Feb;20(1):56-62. doi: 10.1111/camh.12068. Epub 2014 Jun 06.

Childhood maltreatment and executive functions in adolescents.

Child and adolescent mental health

Luiza Mothes, Christian Haag Kristensen, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira, Rochele Paz Fonseca, Irani Iracema de Lima Argimon, Tatiana Quarti Irigaray

Affiliations

  1. Psychology Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Ipiranga Avenue, 6681, Building 11, Room 902. Partenon, Porto Alegre/RS, CEP, 90619-900, Brazil.

PMID: 32680329 DOI: 10.1111/camh.12068

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate differences in executive functions between adolescents exposed to different forms of single- and multitype childhood maltreatment.

METHOD: The sample was composed of 83 adolescents, divided into three groups: single-type maltreatment (n = 24), multitype maltreatment (n = 19), and no history of maltreatment (n = 40), matched for education and sex.

RESULTS: The results showed that teenagers who suffered a single type of childhood maltreatment performed worse than the other two groups on tasks of cognitive flexibility and visual processing speed. Individuals who suffered multitype maltreatment had worse initiation and lower verbal processing speed than the other two groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Childhood maltreatment may have a significant impact on executive functioning in adolescence.

© 2014 The Authors. Child and Adolescent Mental Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Keywords: Maltreatment; adolescents; executive functions

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