Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI)
Portuguese version
Moura, O., Leite, M., Albuquerque, C. P., Vilar, M., Seabra Santos, M. J., Lopes, A. F., Pereira, M., & Simões, M. R. (2019). Inventário de Funcionamento Executivo de Crianças (CHEXI) [Portuguese version of the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory]. https://chexi.se/
Original version
Thorell, L. B., & Nyberg, L. (2008). The Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI): A new rating instrument for parents and teachers. Developmental Neuropsychology, 33(4), 536–552. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565640802101516
Theoretical background
The CHEXI is a rating scale for parents and teachers that measures everyday executive functioning in children aged 4-12 years. It measures four executive functions (working memory, planning, regulation, and inhibition) that are relevant to the regulation of behavior and the adaptative response to various environmental demands. The everyday executive functions rating scales (e.g., CHEXI, ADEXI, TEXI, and BRIEF) show a collinear relationship with measures of behavior exhibited by children, adolescents, and adults in different contexts. Several studies demonstrated that CHEXI has adequate psychometric properties, it is useful for the understanding of children's executive functioning, and it has adequate diagnostic accuracy in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Description
Assessment domain: Executive functions. Psychological assessment.
Type of instrument: Informant-report for parents and teachers.
Number of items: 24 items, Likert scale with a 5-point scale (ranging from “Definitely not true” to “Definitely true”).
Administration: Individual or group, 5 to 10 minutes.
Population: Parents and teachers of children aged 4-12 years.
Dimensions
The CHEXI consists of 24 items organized into four first-order factors: Working Memory (9 items), Planning (4 items), Regulation (5 items), and Inhibition (6 items); and two second-order factors: Working Memory (13 items) and Inhibition (11 items).
Studies
The CHEXI is translated and/or validated in several countries (e.g., China, Croatia, Spain, France, Netherlands, Hungary, England, Italy, Iran, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Turkey). The results obtained in different countries/cultures with typically developing children and clinical samples (e.g., ADHD) confirm the robustness of its psychometric properties and the invariance of the factorial structure. Several studies with children with ADHD demonstrate the usefulness of the CHEXI in identifying executive function deficits and their accuracy in discriminating ADHD.
Future Research
The CHEXI is currently being validated for the Portuguese population. The Portuguese version of the CHEXI can be used in clinical evaluations and for research.
Contacts
Octávio Moura (octaviomoura@gmail.com).
References
- Camerota, M., Willoughby, M. T., Kuhn, L. J., & Blair, C. B. (2018). The Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI): Factor structure, measurement invariance, and correlates in US preschoolers. Child Neuropsychology, 24(3), 322–337. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2016.1247795
- Moura, O., Leite, M., Albuquerque, C. P., Vilar, M., Seabra Santos, M. J., Lopes, A. F., Pereira, M., & Simões, M. R. (2019). Inventário de Funcionamento Executivo de Crianças (CHEXI) [Portuguese version of the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory]. https://chexi.se/
- Thorell, L. B., Eninger, L., Brocki, K. C., & Bohlin, G. (2010). Childhood Executive Function Inventory (CHEXI): A promising measure for identifying young children with ADHD? Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(1), 38–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803390902806527
- Thorell, L. B., & Nyberg, L. (2008). The Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI): A new rating instrument for parents and teachers. Developmental Neuropsychology, 33(4), 536–552. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565640802101516