Target inhibitory control in preventive interventions for maltreated children and adolescents¶

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Based on their findings, the authors recommend that "it may be beneficial for preventive interventions to specifically target inhibitory control (e.g., teaching skills that improve inhibitory control and/or compensate for deficits in inhibitory control)" to prevent or ameliorate negative outcomes among maltreated children and adolescents. They note two existing approaches: laboratory-based training such as repeated practice on a computerized inhibitory control task, and ecologically-based intervention focusing on self-regulation broadly. The authors state this line of research is still in its infancy but warrants additional attention.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Interventions must be designed for maltreated populations whose inhibitory-control deficits are documented, as in this study

Constraints¶

• The authors state this line of research is still in its infancy and the intervention recommendation is prospective, not yet tested in this article

Target Learners¶

• maltreated children and adolescents involved with the child welfare system

Target Learning Goals¶

• improving or compensating for deficits in inhibitory control

Claims¶

• Nonmaltreated adolescents are more accurate than maltreated adolescents on a go/no go task, with the group difference more pronounced on no go trials requiring inhibitory control [+W]
• Both maltreated and nonmaltreated adolescents are less accurate on no go trials than go trials, with a large trial-type effect [+W]
• Maltreated and nonmaltreated adolescents show similar reaction times on go trials of the go/no go task [+W]
• Maltreated adolescents show a reversed N2 pattern during go/no go: more pronounced N2 on go trials than no go trials, unlike nonmaltreated adolescents [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Bruce, J., & Kim, H. K. (2022). Behavioral and Electrophysiological Indices of Inhibitory Control in Maltreated Adolescents and Nonmaltreated Adolescents. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420001819