Date of Award
2000
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Psychology, Developmental.
Supervisor
Towson, Shelagh,
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
The goal of the present study was to compare maltreated and nonmaltreated male adolescents on measures of higher-order-reasoning and executive functioning. It was predicted that maltreated participants would evidence impaired performance on aspects of the measures considered dependent on systems within the left hemisphere. Thirty-two adjudicated male juvenile delinquents between the ages of 12 and 18 were assigned to either the maltreated (n = 16) or nonmaltreated (n = 16) group retrospectively through an extensive review of their histories. Archival Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and Halstead Category Test (HCT) data were subjected to between groups t-tests for independent samples...
Recommended Citation
Petherick-Giudice, Michelle Anne, "The relationship between child maltreatment and performance on measures of higher-order reasoning/executive functioning." (2000). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4200.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4200