Journal of abnormal child psychology, 2001-06, Vol.29 (3), p.215-228
2001
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- The ecological validity of delay aversion and response inhibition as measures of impulsivity in AD/HD : A supplement to the NIMH multimodal treatment study of AD/HD
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of abnormal child psychology, 2001-06, Vol.29 (3), p.215-228
- Ort / Verlag
- Heidelberg: Springer
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2001
- Quelle
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Impulsivity is a primary symptom of the combined type of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). The Stop Signal Paradigm is premised upon a primary deficit in inhibitory control in AD/HD, whereas the Delay Aversion Hypothesis, by contrast, conceptualizes impulsivity in AD/HD, not as an inability to inhibit a response, but rather as a choice to avoid delay. This study compared the ecological validity of the Stop Signal Task (SST) and Choice-Delay Task (C-DT) measure of delay aversion, with respect to their relative utility in discriminating AD/HD children from normal control participants, and their correlations with classroom observations and with ratings of impulsivity and other core AD/HD symptoms on the Conners and SNAP-IV checklists. The tasks exhibited modest discriminant validity when used individually and excellent discriminant validity when used in combination. The C-DT correlated with teacher ratings of impulsivity, hyperactivity, and conduct problems, and with observations of gross motor activity, physical aggression, and an AD/HD composite score. The SST correlated with the observations only. These results suggest that delay aversion is associated with a broad range of AD/HD characteristics whereas inhibitory failure seems to tap a more discrete dimension of executive control.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0091-0627, 2730-7166eISSN: 1573-2835DOI: 10.1023/A:1010329714819Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70922257
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- Schlagworte
- Aggression, Analysis of Variance, Anatomy, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Behavior disorders, Biological and medical sciences, California, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis, Child Behavior Disorders - psychology, Child psychology, Children, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comorbidity, Conceptual Tempo, Delay of Gratification, Female, Humans, Hyperactivity, Impulsive Behavior - diagnosis, Impulsive Behavior - psychology, Impulsivity, Inhibition, Inhibition (Psychology), Male, Measures, Medical sciences, New York City, Performance Tests, Psychological Tests - standards, Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry, Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems, Psychopathology, Psychopathology. Psychiatry, Quebec, Reaction Time, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Studies, Teacher Evaluation, Techniques and methods, Validity