Introducing an adolescent cognitive maturity index

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shady El Damaty¹  Valerie L. Darcey¹  Goldie A. McQuaid²  Giorgia Picci³  Maria Stoianova²  Veronica Mucciarone²  Yewon Chun²  Marissa L. Laws¹  Victor Campano²  Kinney Van Hecke²  Mary Ryan²  Emma Jane Rose⁵  Diana H. Fishbein⁶  Ashley S. VanMeter¹ 

[1] Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University;Center for Functional & Molecular Imaging, Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Neurology;Institute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital;Center for Pediatric Brain Health, Boys Town National Research Hospital;Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University;Translational Neuro-Prevention Research, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of Northern Carolina

关键词: adolescence;    cognitive development;    Age prediction;    maturity;    Dual systems model;    maturational imbalance mode;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017317

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Youth show substantial variation in the rate of physical, cognitive, and social maturation as they traverse adolescence and enter adulthood. Differences in developmental paths are thought to underlie individual differences in life outcomes, however, there remains a lack of consensus on the normative trajectory of cognitive maturation in adolescence. To address this problem, we derive a Cognitive Maturity Index (CMI), to estimate the difference between chronological and cognitive age predicted with latent factor estimates of inhibitory control, risky decision-making and emotional processing measured with standard neuropsychological instruments. Age prediction with latent factor estimates of cognitive skills approximated age within +/-10 months (r=0.71). Males in advanced puberty displayed lower cognitive maturity relative to peers of the same age; manifesting as weaker inhibitory control, greater risk-taking, desensitization to negative affect, and poor recognition of positive affect.

【 授权许可】

CC BY