Erik G Willcutt

Biographic Data

ID241947
NAMEErik G Willcutt
GIVEN NAMESErik G
FAMILY NAMEWillcutt
SIGNATUREWILLCUTT E G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ORCID0000-0003-0113-7431
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS12
WORKS AS AUTHOR19
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Self-Reported Physical Activity Levels Among College Students with ADHD

    Open AccessJudah W Serrano, Emily A Miller et al.ARTICLEEmerging Adulthood2025

    Physical activity (PA) and exercise (PE) are associated with benefits, including improvements in executive functioning (EF). Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience various EF difficulties, and exercise is being explored as a possible intervention for ADHD; thus, activity levels among those with ADHD merit further study. We explored PA and PE among college students by ADHD status and sex. Students ( N = 2086; 6…

  • How relations between early reading skills and third-grade mathematics outcomes vary across distribution

    Open AccessZhixin Zhu, Astrid Pohl Zuckerman et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2024

    Early reading skills are critical for later academic outcomes, which include mathematics. Yet, these relations may vary by a child's ability level. This study examined how early reading skills relate to different levels of third-grade mathematics. The samples included 105 same-sex twin pairs (210 individuals, 57% female, 43% male) from the ongoing longitudinal Western Reserve Reading and Math Projects, assessed at kindergarten ( M = 6.18, SD = 0.…

  • Compounding Effects of Domain-General Cognitive Weaknesses and Word Reading Difficulties on Anxiety Symptoms in Youth

    Open AccessNina Anderson, Michelle Rozenman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Learning Disabilities2023

    This study examined whether domain-general cognitive weaknesses in processing speed (PS) or executive functioning (EF) moderate the relation between word reading scores and anxiety such that lower word reading scores in combination with lower cognitive scores are associated with higher anxiety symptoms. The sample consisted of 755 youth ages 8–16 who were recruited as part of the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center twins study. Lower s…

  • Mathematics Difficulties and Psychopathology in School-Age Children

    Open AccessHolly N Wakeman, Sally J Wadsworth et al.ARTICLEJournal of Learning Disabilities2023

    This study investigated the relationship between mathematics difficulties and psychopathology in a large community sample ( N = 881) of youth (8–18 years of age) in the United States. The primary aims of the study were to (a) test the associations between mathematics difficulties and specific components of internalizing, externalizing, attention, and social problems; (b) examine potential age and gender differences; and (c) investigate the longit…

  • How Specific Are Learning Disabilities

    Open AccessRobin L Peterson, Lauren M McGrath et al.ARTICLEJournal of Learning Disabilities2021

    Despite historical emphasis on “specific” learning disabilities (SLDs), academic skills are strongly correlated across the curriculum. Thus, one can ask how specific SLDs truly are. To answer this question, we used bifactor models to identify variance shared across academic domains (academic g), as well as variance unique to reading, mathematics, and writing. Participants were 686 children ages 8 to 16. Although the sample was overselected for le…

  • College Readiness

    Open AccessWill H Canu, Anne E Stevens et al.ARTICLEJournal of Learning Disabilities2021

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive behaviors. Impairment in individuals diagnosed with ADHD is significant; one such domain of impairment is achieving a college education. College students with ADHD tend to have lower grade point averages, take longer to graduate, and have higher dropout rates than individuals without ADHD. Those with ADHD may be inadequately prepared for co…

  • Understanding, educating, and supporting children with specific learning disabilities

    Elena L Grigorenko, Donald L Compton et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist2020

  • Cross-Country Differences in Parental Reporting of Symptoms of ADHD

    Open AccessBarry Macdonald, Bruce F Pennington et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2019Cited by: 1References: 46

    Previous studies within the United States suggest there are cultural and contextual influences on how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are perceived. If such influences operate within a single country, they are likely to also occur between countries. In the current study, we tested whether country differences in mean ADHD scores also reflect cultural and contextual differences, as opposed to actual etiological differences.…

  • Reading‐Related Causal Attributions for Success and Failure

    Open AccessJan C Frijters, Kimberley C Tsujimoto et al.ARTICLEReading Research Quarterly2018References: 60

    The present study investigated the relation among reading skills and attributions, naming speed, and phonological awareness across a wide range of reading skill. Participants were 1,105 school‐age children and youths from two understudied populations: African Americans and Hispanic Americans. Individual assessments of children ranging in age from 8 to 15 years were conducted for reading outcomes, cognitive and linguistic predictors of reading, an…

  • ADHD prevalence estimates across three decades

    Guilherme V Polanczyk, Erik G Willcutt et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2014

  • Genetic and environmental influences on writing and their relations to language and reading

    Open AccessRichard K Olson, Jacqueline Hulslander et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Dyslexia2013

  • Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.

    Erik G Willcutt, Joel T Nigg et al.ARTICLEJournal of Abnormal Psychology2012

    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) specify two dimensions of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms that are used to define three nominal subtypes: predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type (ADHD-H), predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I), and combined type (ADHD-C). To aid decision making for DSM-5 and other future diagnostic systems…

  • Predicting word reading and comprehension with executive function and speed measures across development

    Micaela E Christopher, Akira Miyake et al.ARTICLEJournal of Experimental…2012

    The present study explored whether different executive control and speed measures (working memory, inhibition, processing speed, and naming speed) independently predict individual differences in word reading and reading comprehension. Although previous studies suggest these cognitive constructs are important for reading, the authors analyze the constructs simultaneously to test whether each is a unique predictor. Latent variables from 483 partici…

  • The Prevalence of DSM-IV Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Open AccessErik G WillcuttARTICLENeurotherapeutics2012

  • Gene × environment interactions in reading disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

    Bruce F Pennington, Lauren M McGrath et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2009Cited by: 4

    This article examines Gene x Environment (G x E) interactions in two comorbid developmental disorders--reading disability (RD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--as a window on broader issues on G x E interactions in developmental psychology. The authors first briefly review types of G x E interactions, methods for detecting them, and challenges researchers confront in interpreting such interactions. They then review previous ev…

  • Colorado longitudinal twin study of reading disability

    Open AccessSally J Wadsworth, John C Defries et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Dyslexia2007

  • Validity of the Executive Function Theory of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Open AccessErik G Willcutt, Alysa E Doyle et al.ARTICLEBiological Psychiatry2005

  • Longitudinal twin study of early reading development in three countries

    Open AccessBrian Byrne, Cara Delaland et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Dyslexia2002

  • Big Five dimensions and ADHD symptoms

    Joel T Nigg, Oliver P John et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…2002Cited by: 7References: 96

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is conceptualized as originating in childhood. Despite considerable theoretical interest, little is known about how ADHD symptoms relate to normal personality traits in adults. In 6 studies, the Big Five personality dimensions were related to ADHD symptoms that adults both recalled from childhood and reported concurrently (total N = 1,620). Substantial effects emerged that were replicat…