Joint Factor Performance Validity?-Network and Factor Structure of Performance Validity Measures in the Clinical Evaluation of Adult ADHD.

Emily Raasch, Anselm B M Fuermaier, Johanna Kneidinger, Björn Albrecht, Hanna Christiansen

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Emily RaaschDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0007-7414-0611

Anselm B M FuermaierDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2331-0840

Johanna KneidingerDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.

Björn AlbrechtDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7936-2044

Hanna ChristiansenDepartment of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.

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Abstract

Performance validity tests (PVTs) and symptom validity tests (SVTs) are central to evaluating neuropsychological test results in clinical adult ADHD assessments. Although their relationships have been widely examined, the constructs these measures assess remain poorly understood in applied contexts. This study investigates the conceptual similarities and distinctions of performance validity measures, i.e., the Groningen Effort Test (GET), the Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT), and the Amsterdam Short-Term Memory (ASTM) test, within a comprehensive diagnostic battery for adult ADHD. The diagnostic battery included symptom self-reports and a continuous performance test (CPT). Network and factor analyses investigated these relationships. A three-factor structure was hypothesized, consisting of (1) performance validity measures, (2) continuous performance measures, and (3) symptom reports (including embedded SVTs). Data from a large clinical referral sample (

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adult ADHDneuropsychological assessmentperformance validitysymptom validity

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PMID40867465

DOI10.3390/bs15081108

PMCPMC12383783

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