@misc{10481/77033,
year = {2022},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77033},
abstract = {Study of the neurodevelopment of children is vital to promote good quality of life during
childhood. Few batteries showing adequate reliability and validity indices are available to evaluate
the different neuropsychological domains. The objective of this study was to obtain initial evidence
on the validity of the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children (BENCI)
in a Spanish population. To assess the validity of the BENCI battery and other measures of task
switching, abstract reasoning, linguistic abilities, processing speed, and attention were used. The
sample was composed of a total of 73 children aged 9, 10, and 11 years. Significant differences
among age groups were observed in the domains of sustained attention, memory, and executive
function. In addition, the BENCI subtests showed statistically significant correlations with the other
neuropsychological tools. Further research is warranted on the relationship of the BENCI with other
tests in wider age groups and to assess the factorial structure of the scale and the reliability values of
the subtests. In conclusion, this study seems to indicate that the Spanish version of the BENCI has
promising validity to be used for evaluating the main neuropsychological domains in children.},
organization = {Conselleria d'Educacio, Investigacio, Cultura i Esport de la Generalitat Valenciana (Proyectos I+D+i desarrollados por grupos de investigacion emergentes)	GV/2017/166},
organization = {Agencia Andaluza de Cooperacion Internacional al Desarrollo de la Junta de Andalucia (Proyectos de Investigacion para la Cooperacion Internacional al Desarrollo AACID-Universidades)	2020U1006},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Neuropsychology},
keywords = {Executive function},
keywords = {Attention},
keywords = {Memory},
keywords = {Assessment},
keywords = {Children},
title = {Validity of the Computerized Battery for Neuropsychological Evaluation of Children (BENCI) in Spanish Children: Preliminary Results},
doi = {10.3390/ejihpe12080065},
author = {Fernández Alcántara, Manuel and Cruz Quintana, Francisco and Carrasco Sánchez, Claudia and Pérez Marfil, María Nieves},
}