The relationship between sustained attention, selectiveattention and working memory in adolescents with theexperience of trauma and normal adolescents

Objectives: adolescents face traumatic events throughout their lives, one of which is experience ofparental bereavement trauma. Therefore, the present study examines the relationship betweensustained attention, selective attention and working memory in adolescents with the experience ofparental bereavement trauma and normal. Methods: This study was carried out in the year ۲۰۲۲ on ۶۱adolescents with the experience of parental bereavement trauma and normal adolescents. In the presentstudy, sustained attention was measured through the Stroop Test (SCWT) and working memorythrough the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) Also, Golberg's General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-۱۲)and Wechsler's intelligence were used to screen people. This study has used independent t-test andmultivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results: The obtained F value is significant for thestable and selective attention components at the alpha level of ۰.۰۵ (p<۰.۰۵). Therefore, it can beconcluded that there is a significant difference between the sustained and selective attention of the twogroups. Also, the value of the t statistic obtained is equal to ۱۷.۸۰۷, and it is significant at the alphalevel of ۰.۰۱ (P<۰.۰۱). Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between theworking memory of the two groups. Conclusion: According to the results of comparing the averagescores of the two groups, the working memory of normal teenagers is higher than that of teenagerswho have experienced the trauma. In general, sustained attention, selective attention, and workingmemory are more common in normal adolescents than in adolescents with a bereavement experience.

Keywords:

trauma , sustained attention , selective attention , active memory , adolescence