Inhibitory deficits and symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: How are they related to effortful control?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Inhibitory deficits and symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

T2 - How are they related to effortful control?

AU - Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna

AU - Wass, Sam V.

AU - Yusuf, Hodo

AU - Rao, Vidya

AU - Bertini, Chloé

AU - Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. British Journal of Developmental Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Separate studies with clinical and community-based samples have identified an association between symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and inhibitory control deficits and ADHD and weak effortful control. We tested whether differences in effortful control explained the associations between ADHD symptoms and inhibitory control deficits, controlling for conduct problems. In a community sample, parents rated ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, effortful control, surgency and negative affect in 77 4-7-year-olds (47 girls), who performed an inhibitory control task. ADHD symptoms, deficient inhibitory control and low effortful control were correlated. Controlling for conduct problems, path analysis showed the ADHD symptoms – inhibitory control link was mediated statistically by effortful control. This focuses attention on cognitive-energetic factors associated with ADHD-related executive deficits.

AB - Separate studies with clinical and community-based samples have identified an association between symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and inhibitory control deficits and ADHD and weak effortful control. We tested whether differences in effortful control explained the associations between ADHD symptoms and inhibitory control deficits, controlling for conduct problems. In a community sample, parents rated ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, effortful control, surgency and negative affect in 77 4-7-year-olds (47 girls), who performed an inhibitory control task. ADHD symptoms, deficient inhibitory control and low effortful control were correlated. Controlling for conduct problems, path analysis showed the ADHD symptoms – inhibitory control link was mediated statistically by effortful control. This focuses attention on cognitive-energetic factors associated with ADHD-related executive deficits.

KW - ADHD

KW - conduct problems

KW - effortful control

KW - inhibitory control

KW - temperament

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U2 - 10.1111/bjdp.12432

DO - 10.1111/bjdp.12432

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85138278065

SN - 0261-510X

JO - British Journal of Developmental Psychology

JF - British Journal of Developmental Psychology

ER -