Assessment of ‘Cool’ and ‘Hot’ Executive Skills in Children with ADHD
The Role of Performance Measures and Behavioral Ratings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16945987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreia S Veloso (0000-0003-4147-1653, Universidade do Porto, corresponding author), Selene G Vicente, Selene Vicente (0000-0003-1840-118X, Universidade do Porto), Marisa G Filipe (0000-0001-8612-225X, University of Lisbon) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1657-1672 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-8144 • E-ISSN: 2254-9625 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ejihpe12110116 |
| PMID | 36421322 |
| OpenAlex | W4309613838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 69 |
Executive dysfunction is an underlying characteristic of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Therefore, this study explored which measures of executive functions (EF) may lead to a better diagnostic prediction and evaluated whether participants were adequately assigned to the ADHD group based on the identified predictors. Seventeen 6- to 10-year-old children with ADHD were matched with 17 typically developing peers (TD) by age, gender, and non-verbal intelligence. Performance-based measures and behavior ratings of ‘cool’ and ‘hot’ EF were used. As expected, there was a significant group effect on the linear combination of measures, indicating that children with ADHD showed significant difficulties with EF compared to the TD group. In fact, significant differences were found in measures of short-term and working memory, planning, delay aversion, and EF-related behaviors, as reported by parents and teachers. However, the discriminant function analysis only revealed three significant predictors: the General Executive Composite of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (Parent and Teacher Forms) and the Delay of Gratification Task, with 97.1% correct classifications. These findings highlight the importance and contribution of both behavioral ratings and ‘hot’ measures of EF for the characterization of ADHD in children
Cognition · Delay of gratification · Developmental psychology · Discriminant function analysis · Executive functions · Psychiatry · Working memory · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Clinical Psychology · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |