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Measuring Impulsivity in School-Aged Boys and Examining Its Relationship with ADHD and ODD Ratings

Maria-antònia ParcetCésar ÁVilaIsabel CuencaAna MirandaVicente Félix

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MaleImpulsivitySeverity of Illness Indexbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDevelopmental psychologyDiagnosis DifferentialWisconsin Card Sorting Testmental disordersInhibitory controlDevelopmental and Educational PsychologymedicineHumansChildPsychological TestsSchool age childmedicine.diseaseTest (assessment)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisruptive Impulse Control and Conduct DisordersInhibition PsychologicalPsychiatry and Mental healthEl NiñoAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersDisinhibitionConduct disordermedicine.symptomFactor Analysis StatisticalPsychologyReinforcement Psychology

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Seven different laboratory measures of impulsivity were administered to a group of 165 school-aged boys. Parents' and teachers' ratings of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional/Defiant Disorder were also obtained. Factor analyses of impulsivity measures revealed the existence of a strong Inhibitory Control Factor including measures derived from Stop Task, the Continuous Performance Test, the Matching Familiar Figures Test, and the Circle Tracing Task. Other forms of impulsivity like resistance to interference, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and efficiency in the DRL Task loaded on a second independent factor. The Inhibitory Control factor was correlated with ADHD ratings, whereas the second factor was slightly related to the presence of ODD symptoms. Discussion is focused on the relevance of inhibitory control in impulsivity and ADHD research.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2004-07-02Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
https://doi.org/10.1023/b:jacp.0000026143.70832.4b