Can Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Be Distinguished From ADHD Inattention in Very Young Children? Evidence From a Sample of Korean Preschool Children

SoYean Lee; G Leonard Burns; Stephen P Becker

doi:10.1177/1087054716680077

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Can Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Be Distinguished From ADHD Inattention in Very Young Children? Evidence From a Sample of Korean Preschool Children

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Can Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Be Distinguished From ADHD Inattention in Very Young Children? Evidence From a Sample of Korean Preschool Children

SoYean Lee, G Leonard Burns and Stephen P Becker

Journal of attention disorders, Vol.21(8), pp.623-631

06/2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054716680077

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116459

PMCID: PMC6050985

PMID: 27887008

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Impulsive Behavior

Diagnosis, Differential

Aggression

Humans

Child, Preschool

Male

Anxiety Disorders - psychology

Hyperkinesis - diagnosis

Mothers

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis

Attention - physiology

Cognition Disorders - diagnosis

Adolescent

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology

Female

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis

Depressive Disorder - psychology

Child

Republic of Korea

Cognition Disorders - psychology

This study evaluated whether sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) is separable from ADHD-inattention (IN) and uniquely associated with internalizing dimensions in preschool children in South Korea. Mothers of 172 preschool children (ages 4-6 years; 52% girls) rated children's SCT, ADHD-IN, ADHD-hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), aggression, emotional reactivity, anxiety/depression, somatic complaints, withdrawal, and sleep problems. Eight of 10 SCT symptoms showed convergent and discriminant validity with ADHD-IN. ADHD-IN remained significantly positively associated with ADHD-HI, ODD, and aggressive behavior after controlling for SCT, whereas SCT was no longer positively associated with these externalizing behaviors after controlling for ADHD-IN. Both SCT and ADHD-IN were uniquely associated with greater emotionally reactivity, anxiety/depression, and withdrawal. Only SCT was uniquely associated with somatic complaints, and only ADHD-IN was uniquely associated with sleep problems. Findings replicate results with children and adolescents, thus expanding evidence for the validity of SCT in early development.

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Title: Can Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Be Distinguished From ADHD Inattention in Very Young Children? Evidence From a Sample of Korean Preschool Children
Creators: SoYean Lee - 1 Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea
G Leonard Burns - 2 Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Stephen P Becker - 3 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Publication Details: Journal of attention disorders, Vol.21(8), pp.623-631
Academic Unit: Psychology, Department of
Publisher: United States
Grant note: K23 MH108603 / NIMH NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900548393901842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article