Development of academic achievement and inhibitory control in school-going incarcerated youth offenders

• Main Authors: Juriah Ismail, Khairiyah Kassim, Choo, Melissa Hui Lin
• Other Authors: Qu Li
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15635
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Executive dysfunction had been associated with antisocial/externalizing behavior in children and adolescence. Adolescence with poor inhibitory control and impulsiveness were less likely to succeed in school leading to poor academic achievement. As they failed to pay attention in class, inhibit distr...