Características Psicométricas de la Escala de Funcionamiento Ejecutivo para Familias (EFE-F)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present the psychometric properties of a brief questionnaire for the assessment of executive functioning in children and adolescents, which takes the form of a behavior rating scale, and designed to be answered by families. After a validation pilot study, the Executive Functioning Scale for Families (EFE-F in Spanish) was tested with the families of 1019 students aged 8-18, from 41 schools in Asturias (Spain). Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the model that best fits the data is composed by nine factors: Inhibition, Hyperactivity, Emotional Control, Concentration, Focus, Planning, Organization, Functional Memory and Flexibility. Reliability was high for the whole scale and moderate for its factors. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]