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The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory

Alloway, T.; Gathercole, S.; Kirkwood, H.; Elliott, J.

Authors

T. Alloway

S. Gathercole

H. Kirkwood



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.

Citation

Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H., & Elliott, J. (2009). The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory. Child Development, 80(2), 606-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2009
Deposit Date Jan 4, 2010
Journal Child Development
Print ISSN 0009-3920
Electronic ISSN 1467-8624
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 80
Issue 2
Pages 606-621
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

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