Kuang, Ye;
(2022)
Spatial Working Memory in Young Adolescents with Different Childhood Trajectories of Internalising, Conduct and Hyperactivity / inattention Problems.
Doctoral thesis (D.Ed.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Spatial working memory is strongly related to cognitive ability and has an impact on children’s learning. The development of child and adolescent psychopathology affects cognitive outcomes, but there is limited research on its effects on spatial working memory in specific. The present study aimed to explore whether young adolescents’ spatial working memory differs across different childhood psychopathology trajectories in terms of internalising problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity / inattention. The final sample of this secondary analysis study consisted of 12,589 children around 11 years old from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study. Two stages of data analysis were conducted. Trajectory groups were firstly estimated by Group Based Trajectory Modelling for internalising problems (N = 14,226), conduct problems (N = 14,242), and hyperactivity / inattention (N = 14,249), respectively following children from the age of 3 years to the age of 11 years. Multiple regressions were then adopted to assess the relationship between spatial working memory and trajectory group membership of childhood psychopathology. Results showed that trajectories of child psychopathology were related to 11-year-olds’ spatial working memory even after controlling for confounding variables. In general, children with higher probabilities of developing atypical internalising problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity / inattention seemed more likely to show less competent spatial working memory at age 11. The subsequent data analysis with a sub-sample (N = 7147) further revealed, via less competent spatial working memory, higher risks of child psychopathology symptoms were associated with lower teacher-reported ratings on children’s academic performance in English, maths, and science. Finally, the present study investigated the implications of the link between child psychopathology and spatial working memory for practice in the field of educational psychology via an online survey.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | D.Ed.Psy |
| Title: | Spatial Working Memory in Young Adolescents with Different Childhood Trajectories of Internalising, Conduct and Hyperactivity / inattention Problems |
| Event: | UCL (University College London) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10142297 |
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