ArticleJournal of attention disorders2017
Does Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Fit Within a Bi-Factor Model of ADHD?
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- The Internal, External, and Diagnostic Validity of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: A Meta-Analysis and Critical Review.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2016Pooled it
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- Testing the Longitudinal Structure and Change in Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Inattentive Behaviors From Early Through Middle Childhood.Assessment · 2021Article
- Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Adults Referred for an ADHD Evaluation: A Psychometric Analysis of Self- and Collateral Report.Journal of attention disorders · 2021Article
- Examining the Role of Attention Deficits in the Social Problems and Withdrawn Behavior of Children With Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- The Deficit of Early Selective Attention in Adults With Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: In Comparison With Those With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Behavioral Difficulties in Children with ADHD: Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms.Child psychiatry and human development · 2020Article
- Physiological Correlates of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Children: Examining Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity during Social and Cognitive Stressor Tasks.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2020Article
- Practical consequences of model misfit when using rating scales to assess the severity of attention problems in children.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2019Article
- Clinical correlates of sluggish cognitive tempo in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2019Article
- Advancing the study of sluggish cognitive tempo via DSM, RDoC, and hierarchical models of psychopathology.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Review
- Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is Associated With Poorer Study Skills, More Executive Functioning Deficits, and Greater Impairment in College Students.Journal of clinical psychology · 2017Article
- "For Some Reason I Find it Hard to Work Quickly": Introduction to the Special Issue on Sluggish Cognitive Tempo.Journal of attention disorders · 2017Article
- Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized children.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2016Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sluggish cognitive tempo throughout childhood: temporal invariance and stability from preschool through ninth grade.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2016Article
- Sluggish cognitive tempo in children referred to a pediatric Sleep Disorders Center: Examining possible overlap with sleep problems and associations with impairment.Journal of psychiatric research · 2016Article
- Uncovering a clinical portrait of sluggish cognitive tempo within an evaluation for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A case study.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2016Article
- Differentiating SCT and inattentive symptoms in ADHD using fMRI measures of cognitive control.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2015Article
- Honing in on the Social Difficulties Associated With Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Children: Withdrawal, Peer Ignoring, and Low Engagement.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
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Abstract
objectiveStudies demonstrate sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms to be distinct from inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive dimensions of ADHD. No study has examined SCT within a bi-factor model of ADHD, whereby SCT may form a specific factor distinct from inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity while still fitting within a general ADHD factor, which was the purpose of the current study.
methodA total of 168 children were recruited from an ADHD clinic. Most (92%) met diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Parents and teachers completed measures of ADHD and SCT.
resultsAlthough SCT symptoms were strongly associated with inattention, they loaded onto a factor independent of ADHD g. Results were consistent across parent and teacher ratings.
conclusionSCT is structurally distinct from inattention as well as from the general ADHD latent symptom structure. Findings support a growing body of research suggesting SCT to be distinct and separate from ADHD.
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