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Adolescence Romantic Relationship and Executive Functions: Literature Review Regarding Attention Control and Academic Competence

Yitong Zhou * 1
1 Woldingham School, Surrey, CR3 7YA, United Kingdom

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Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media, Vol. 6, 73-79
Published 17 May 2023. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by EWA Publishing
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Citation Yitong Zhou. Adolescence Romantic Relationship and Executive Functions: Literature Review Regarding Attention Control and Academic Competence. LNEP (2023) Vol. 6: 73-79. DOI: 10.54254/2753-7048/6/20220157.

Abstract

In this article, I review the association between middle adolescent romantic relationships and cognitive control of attention. I identify the cognitive development in executive functions due to romantic love, which is found to be positive over the romantically stable period. I present the findings in both positive and negative aspects, as well as clarifying the relationship between increasing executive functions and academic or social competence. Finally, I propose a brief description of a feasible research plan on the correlation between adolescent romantic love and attention control, associating the mean reaction time in Task-switching.

Keywords

Adolescent Romantic Love, Executive Functions, Attention, Task-Switching Task, Academic Competence

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 5
ISBN (Print)
978-1-915371-37-9
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17 May 2023
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Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
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2753-7048
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