de la Torre, Gabriel G.Ramallo, Miguel A.Gonzalez-Torre, SaraMora Prat, AlvaroRueda-Marroquin, AndreaSallago-Marcos, AmandaToro-Barrios, ZoraidaGarcia, Manuel A.2025-01-072025-01-072021-12-09de la Torre GG, Ramallo MA, Gonzalez-Torre S, Mora Prat A, Rueda-Marroquin A, Sallago-Marcos A, et al. Communication Styles and Attention Performance in Primary School Children. Behav Sci (Basel). 2021;11(12):172. Published 2021 Dec 9.2076-328Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10668/28349Communication styles are the three communication patterns that result from merging the verbal elements of communication, the non-verbal elements and the paraverbal elements. The objective of this study was to test what effect different communication styles have on attention performance in primary school children. We administered the assertive behavior scale for children (CABS), the symbol digit modalities test (SDMT) and the d2 attention test to a sample of 77 participants of primary school. A statistically significant and proportional correlation was found between the assertive communication style and the total number of correct answers of the SDMT. We also found positive correlations between the assertive communication style and d2 attention test performance. Children with an assertive communication style have better attention performance than children with passive or aggressive communication styles.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/communication stylesattentionprimary schoolassertivenessDeficit hyperactivity disorderSocial-skillsAssertivenessBehaviorAdolescentsAggressivenessScheduleBiasHumansChildCommunicationAttentionNeuropsychological TestsSchoolsresearch article34940107open accessPruebas NeuropsicológicasInstituciones AcadémicasElementos QuímicosAtenciónComunicación10.3390/bs111201722076-328XPMC8698796https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/12/172/pdf?version=1639050069736245900001