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Attention-training with children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds in Cape Town

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 29 , issue 2 , 2017 , pages: 147–167

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1372285

Author(s): Leigh E Schrieff-Elson ACSENT Laboratory, Department of Psychology, South Africa , Ju-Reyn H Ockhuizen ACSENT Laboratory, Department of Psychology, South Africa , Genevieve During ACSENT Laboratory, Department of Psychology, South Africa , Kevin G. F. Thomas ACSENT Laboratory, Department of Psychology, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: Attention is a core process underlying competence in higher-order cognitive abilities. Previous research suggests that healthy children from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds perform poorly, relative to those from higher SES backgrounds, on tasks assessing attentional abilities. In this pilot study, we investigated the effects of an attention-training intervention on task performance in low-SES children.

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