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Wiker T, Pedersen ML, Ferschmann L, Beck D, Norbom LB, Dahl A, von Soest T, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Moberget T, Westlye LT, Huster RJ, Tamnes CK. Assessing the Longitudinal Associations Between Decision-Making Processes and Attention Problems in Early Adolescence. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024; 52:803-817. [PMID: 38103132 PMCID: PMC11063004 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01148-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Cognitive functions and psychopathology develop in parallel in childhood and adolescence, but the temporal dynamics of their associations are poorly understood. The present study sought to elucidate the intertwined development of decision-making processes and attention problems using longitudinal data from late childhood (9-10 years) to mid-adolescence (11-13 years) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (n = 8918). We utilised hierarchical drift-diffusion modelling of behavioural data from the stop-signal task, parent-reported attention problems from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and multigroup univariate and bivariate latent change score models. The results showed faster drift rate was associated with lower levels of inattention at baseline, as well as a greater reduction of inattention over time. Moreover, baseline drift rate negatively predicted change in attention problems in females, and baseline attention problems negatively predicted change in drift rate. Neither response caution (decision threshold) nor encoding- and responding processes (non-decision time) were significantly associated with attention problems. There were no significant sex differences in the associations between decision-making processes and attention problems. The study supports previous findings of reduced evidence accumulation in attention problems and additionally shows that development of this aspect of decision-making plays a role in developmental changes in attention problems in youth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thea Wiker
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
- Division of Mental health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PoBox 23 Vinderen, Oslo, 0319, Norway.
| | - Mads L Pedersen
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Lia Ferschmann
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Dani Beck
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PoBox 23 Vinderen, Oslo, 0319, Norway
| | - Linn B Norbom
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Andreas Dahl
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, NORMENT, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Tilmann von Soest
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Ingrid Agartz
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PoBox 23 Vinderen, Oslo, 0319, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm Region, Sweden
| | - Ole A Andreassen
- K.G. Jebsen Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, NORMENT, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Torgeir Moberget
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, NORMENT, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Lars T Westlye
- K.G. Jebsen Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, NORMENT, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Rene J Huster
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Multimodal Imaging and Cognitive Control Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience Cluster, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Christian K Tamnes
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- PROMENTA Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental health and Substance Abuse, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PoBox 23 Vinderen, Oslo, 0319, Norway
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