Externalizing problems, intellectual aptitudes and IQ in children aged two to five years

Authors

  • Daniel Calleja-Anaya Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas. Obregón (México)
  • Karla Alejandra Correa-Solis Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia (México)
  • Ciara Hurtado-Arellano Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara (México)
  • Oscar Juárez-Sánchez Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Ciudad de México (México)
  • Leodanis Danith Fonseca-Beltrán Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)
  • Daniela Patricia Doria-Dávila Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)
  • María Laura Vergara-Álvarez Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)
  • Kelly Carolina Romero-Acosta Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.14.1.2023.08

Keywords:

IQ, Externalizing problems, Preschoolers, Caregivers

Abstract

Introduction: There is little information on the relationship between externalizing problems, intellectual aptitudes and IQ. Objective: To analyze the relationship between externalizing problems, intellectual abilities and IQ in children between two and five years of age. Methodology: This is a quantitative study, whose sample is made up of 189 caregivers, between 28 and 68 years old (M = 45.16); children were between two and five years old (M = 4.40). An intelligence scale and a behavioral scale for children were used. Results: Pearson’s correlation analysis indicates that aggressive behavior was related to visual spatial ability (p = .220) and processing speed (p = –.242). Oppositional behavior was associated with visual spatial ability (p = .238), fluent reasoning (P = .433), non-verbal index (P = .320), general ability (p = .248) and general IQ (p = .263). Externalized problems were related to visual spatial capacity (p = .185) and processing speed (p = –.225). In linear regression, aggressive behavior (p = 0.028) and externalizing behaviors (p = .048) were associated with processing speed. Conclusions: The findings of this research can generate new perspectives in the approach of early childhood children with externalized problems. More effective strategies can be developed that take into account potential problems with the speed of information processing.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Calleja-Anaya , Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas. Obregón (México)

Meritorious Forensic Technician. Leader in community education. He has taken training courses in scientific and technological research skills and has participated as an intern and speaker in the inter-institutional program to strengthen research and postgraduate studies in the Pacific. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-7561

Karla Alejandra Correa-Solis , Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia (México)

Student of the degree in psychology at the Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo (Mexico). Member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Student Interests group in neurology. He has participated in multiple national and international conferences. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-0169

Ciara Hurtado-Arellano , Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara (México)

8 semester student of the Anthropology program at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico). She works as a research assistant. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0903-500X

Oscar Juárez-Sánchez , Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Ciudad de México (México)

Undergraduate Internal Physician (MIP). Student of the Medical Surgeon career. Midwife at the Higher School of Medicine of the National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico). He has actively participated in three investigative internships of the Delfín program. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-1192

Leodanis Danith Fonseca-Beltrán , Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)

Psychologist graduated from the Caribbean University Corporation (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-5255

Daniela Patricia Doria-Dávila , Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)

Psychologist graduated from the Caribbean University Corporation (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3370-826X

María Laura Vergara-Álvarez , Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)

Psychologist and specialist in educational research and innovation at the Corporación Universitaria del Caribe (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-2956

Kelly Carolina Romero-Acosta, Corporación Universitaria del Caribe. Sincelejo (Colombia)

PhD in child, adolescent, and adult psychopathology. Master's degree in child and adolescent clinical psychology from the University of Barcelona (Spain). Professor-researcher at the Caribbean University Corporation (Colombia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-1316

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Calleja-Anaya , D., Correa-Solis , K. A. ., Hurtado-Arellano , C. ., Juárez-Sánchez , O. ., Fonseca-Beltrán , L. D. ., Doria-Dávila , D. P. ., Vergara-Álvarez , M. L. ., & Romero-Acosta, K. C. (2022). Externalizing problems, intellectual aptitudes and IQ in children aged two to five years. CULTURA EDUCACIÓN Y SOCIEDAD, 14(1), 145–160. https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.14.1.2023.08

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