Development of Sustain attention development in sample of Iranian children

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 1. Cognitive Neuroscience. Assistant Professor, Psychology Departments, Shahid Beheshti University.Tehran. Iran.

2 2. M.A in General Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran. Iran.

3 3. M.A in Clinical Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University. Tehran. Iran.

Abstract

Background and Aim: Attention plays an important role in an individual performance. The purpose of present study was to evaluate the development of sustain attention in a sample of Iranian children.
Materials and Methods: In the present cross sectional study, 220 7-10 years old elementary school students (aged 9.09±1.46 years) participated. Continuous Performance Test (CPT) performed for evaluation. One way ANOVA and post hoc tuckey tests were used for analysis.
Results: Findings showed that children age between 7 to 11 years were different in number of omission error and reaction time (p< 0.0001). There was no difference in commission error.
Conclusion: According to the results, we can conducted that as age increases omission error and reaction time decrease. Actually sustain attention increases with increasing age.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
July and August 2013
Pages 1-6

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  • Receive Date: 06 July 2012
  • Revise Date: 19 September 2012
  • Accept Date: 06 October 2012
  • First Publish Date: 22 June 2013

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