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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Brief Self-Report Measure of Behavioral Grading of the Executive Functions in Secondary School Students

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1 Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

2 professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Brief self-report measure of behavioral grading of the executive functioning (Version 2) in secondary high school students. The sample included 455 secondary high school students from Zanjan city who were selected through cluster sampling. Participants responded the Giova et al’s self-report measures (2015) Spitzer et al’s generalized anxiety disorder (2006) and Duckworth and Quinn's step stability in face-to-face and classroom performance. The data were analyzed using SPSS-25 and AMOS-24 software, and statistical methods including Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlation, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the CFA indicated that the three-factor model (cognitive, behavioral, and emotional) with seven subscales (inhibition, self-monitoring, shifting, emotional control, working memory, planning/organizing, and task completion) had an acceptable fit for Iranian students in comparison with one- and two-factor models. The internal consistency reliability of the total scale was 0.93, and for subscales ranged from 0.70 to 0.90. In order to estimate the criterion validity, the correlation coefficients of the indices and subscales with the generalized anxiety disorder and gait stability scales were respectively positive and negative. According to the obtained results, it can be said that the Persian version of the self-report scale of executive functions has favorable psychometric properties to measure the executive functions of Iranian students and can be a valid tool in educational, research and clinical situations

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Research in School and Virtual Learning
Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 41
September 2023
Pages 39-52
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