1
|
Fredrick JW, Becker SP. Personality Traits in Relation to Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD Inattention in Two Samples of Children. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2024; 53:460-472. [PMID: 38407137 PMCID: PMC11192613 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2316707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS; previously referred to as sluggish cognitive tempo) is a set of behaviors, including excessive mind-wandering, mental fogginess, and hypoactivity, that are separate from ADHD inattentive (ADHD-IN) symptoms and linked to functional outcomes. However, CDS and ADHD-IN symptoms are strongly associated, and our understanding of whether personality correlates are similarly or differentially linked to CDS and ADHD-IN is limited. The objective of the current study was to examine personality correlates of CDS and ADHD-IN symptoms across two independent samples of school-aged youth. METHOD Study 1 included 207 school-aged children (ages 7-11; 63% male; 87.9% White) with or without teacher-reported elevations in CDS. Study 2 included 263 school-aged children (ages 8-12; 58% male; 75.3% White) with the full range of CDS symptomatology. Parents and teachers completed ratings of ADHD-IN and CDS, and parents also reported on their child's personality dimensions. RESULTS Across two samples and controlling for demographic characteristics as well as ADHD-IN symptoms and other personality traits, higher levels of FFFS-fear/shyness were uniquely associated with higher levels of parent- and teacher-reported CDS symptoms. In most models, lower levels of BAS-drive were also uniquely associated with higher levels of CDS. In contrast, when controlling for demographic characteristics and CDS symptoms, higher levels of BAS-impulsivity/fun-seeking were uniquely associated with higher levels of parent- and teacher-reported ADHD-IN symptoms. DISCUSSION The findings provide the clearest evidence to date that personality dimensions are differentially associated with ADHD-IN and CDS symptoms in children, further underscoring CDS as a distinct construct from ADHD-IN.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joseph W. Fredrick
- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| | - Stephen P. Becker
- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Oguchi M, Takahashi F. Behavioral inhibition/approach systems constitute risk/protective pathways from ADHD symptoms to depression and anxiety in undergraduate students. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
|
3
|
Morein-Zamir S, Shahper S, Fineberg NA, Eisele V, Eagle DM, Urcelay G, Robbins TW. Free operant observing in humans: a translational approach to compulsive certainty seeking. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2018; 71:2052-2069. [PMID: 29359639 PMCID: PMC6159779 DOI: 10.1177/1747021817737727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Excessive checking is reported in non-clinical populations and is a pervasive symptom in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We implemented a free-operant task in humans, previously used in rats, wherein participants can "check" to reduce uncertainty. Participants can press an observing key to ascertain which of two main keys will, if pressed, currently lead to rewards. Over a series of experiments, we found that punishment robustly increased observing in non-clinical participants and that observing persisted long after punishment was removed. Moreover, participants appeared insensitive to the initial costs of checking, and a threefold increase in the effort required to observe served to deter participants only to a limited degree. We also assessed observing in OCD patients with no known comorbidities. The patients observed more than control participants and were abnormally insensitive to the introduction of punishment. These findings support the translational value of the task, with similar behaviours in humans and rodents. This paradigm may serve as a unifying platform, promoting interaction between different approaches to analyse adaptive and maladaptive certainty seeking behaviours. Specifically, we demonstrate how seemingly disparate theoretical and empirical approaches can be reconciled synergistically to promote a combined behavioural and cognitive account of certainty seeking.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sharon Morein-Zamir
- Psychology Department, Anglia Ruskin
University, Cambridge, UK,Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience
Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Psychology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Sharon Morein-Zamir, Department of Psychology,
Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK.
| | - Sonia Shahper
- Highly Specialized Obsessive Compulsive and
Related Disorders Service, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Welwyn
Garden City, UK
| | - Naomi A Fineberg
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS
Foundation Trust, Welwyn Garden City, UK,Postgraduate Medical School, University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
| | - Verena Eisele
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience
Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Psychology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - Dawn M Eagle
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience
Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Psychology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - Gonzalo Urcelay
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience
Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Psychology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and
Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
| | - Trevor W Robbins
- Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience
Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK,Department of Psychology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Personality: Links to BIS/BAS Sensitivity and the Five Factor Model. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2018; 75:103-112. [PMID: 31289415 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
We evaluated sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms in relation to personality as assessed via both the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (BIS/BAS) and Five Factor (Big 5) Model of personality. 3,172 students from five universities completed psychopathology, BIS/BAS, and Big 5 measures. Correlations and path models with SCT, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) dimensions, and anxiety/depression in relation to personality were examined. SCT evidenced a different pattern of relations to adult personality than ADHD and anxiety/depression. SCT was significantly uniquely associated with higher BIS and Neuroticism, as well as higher BAS Fun-Seeking. SCT was uniquely associated with lower Extraversion and Conscientiousness. This study provides the first evidence linking SCT to adult personality and underscores the importance of differentiating SCT from both ADHD and anxiety/depression.
Collapse
|
5
|
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We investigated how broad motivational tendencies are related to the expression and suppression of action impulses in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS Sixty-nine participants with PD completed a Simon response conflict task and Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Behavioral Activation System (BAS) scales based on Gray's (1987) reinforcement sensitivity theory. Analyses determined relationships between BIS, BAS, and the susceptibility to making impulsive action errors and the proficiency of inhibiting interference from action impulses. RESULTS BIS scores correlated positively with rates of impulsive action errors, indicating that participants endorsing low BIS tendencies were much more susceptible to acting on strong motor impulses. Analyses of subgroups with high versus low BIS scores confirmed this pattern and ruled out alternative explanations in terms of group differences in speed-accuracy tradeoffs. None of the scores on the BIS or BAS scales correlated with reactive inhibitory control. CONCLUSIONS PD participants who endorse diminished predilection toward monitoring and avoiding aversive experiences (low BIS) show much greater difficulty restraining fast, impulsive motor errors. Establishing relationships between motivational sensitivities and cognitive control processes may have important implications for treatment strategies and positive health outcomes in participants with PD, particularly those at risk for falling and driving difficulties related to impulsive reactions. (JINS, 2018, 24, 128-138).
Collapse
|
6
|
Vervoort L, De Caluwé E, Vandeweghe L, De Decker A, Wante L, Van Beveren ML, Goossens L, Verbeken S, Sioen I, Michels N, Braet C. Parent-Reported BIS/BAS Scales for Children: Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance Across Age and Gender. Assessment 2017; 26:1282-1295. [DOI: 10.1177/1073191117739017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System (BIS/BAS) scales parent-report in children and adolescents ( N = 1,444, 58% girls) across age (Group 1, 2-5 years; Group 2, 6-9 years; Group 3, 10-13 years; Group 4, 14-18 years old) and gender. The results consistently underscored a four-factor structure, resembling the original factor structure, with one BIS-factor and three BAS-factors. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed full measurement invariance across gender as well as across Group 1 and 2, and Group 2 and 3. Strong measurement invariance was found across Group 3 and 4, Group 1 and 3, and Group 2 and 4. Configural and metric invariance was found across Group 1 and 4. Hence, mean-level BIS/BAS scores can be compared across gender and age although comparison between preschool children (Group 1) and late secondary school children (Group 4) should be done with caution.
Collapse
|
7
|
Khadka S, Stevens MC, Aslanzadeh F, Narayanan B, Hawkins KA, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Wood RM, Fallahi C, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. Composite impulsivity-related domains in college students. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 90:118-125. [PMID: 28273441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Impulsivity is a complex, multidimensional construct with prior theoretically and empirically derived characterizations of impulsivity-related behaviors varying considerably among studies. We assessed college students (N = 440) longitudinally with five impulsivity-related self-reported assessments and two computerized behavioral measures. Using a combination of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), we derived then validated several composite impulsivity-related domains (CIRDs). These factors replicated, in large part, findings from a previous study conducted by our group in an independent sample that used a similar analytical approach. The four CIRDs derived in current study are: 'Impulsive action', 'Approach/Appetite Motivation', 'Impulsivity/Compulsivity' and 'Experience and thrill seeking/Fearlessness'. Subsequent psychometric analyses found these CIRDs were relatively stable over the two-year period. Moreover, multiple regression analysis found that CIRD profiles associated with clinical and behavioral characteristics including anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use symptomology. Overall, our data suggest that empirically-derived CIRDs have potential for organizing previous impulsivity-related constructs into a more naturalistic framework where distinct constructs are often expressed together in the same individuals. This framework might facilitate future research of neuropsychiatric disorder risk and etiology.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sabin Khadka
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA.
| | - Michael C Stevens
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
| | - Farah Aslanzadeh
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA
| | - Balaji Narayanan
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA
| | - Keith A Hawkins
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
| | - Carol S Austad
- Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
| | | | - Howard Tennen
- University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
| | - Rebecca M Wood
- Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, USA
| | | | - Marc N Potenza
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Child Study Ctr., Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; The National Center on Addictions and Substance Abuse, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA
| | - Godfrey D Pearlson
- Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford HealthCare Corporation, Hartford, CT, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Abstract
Objective Gray's Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) is a frequently used model of personality that is relevant to the period of adolescence. However, the psychometric properties of the most frequently used questionnaires to measure the RST-constructs, namely the Behavioural Inhibition System and Behavioural Activation System Scales (BIS/BAS Scales) and the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ), are rarely examined in samples of adolescents. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to examine the two-factor structure, reliability and convergent validity of the BIS/BAS Scales and SPSRQ in a Flemish adolescent community sample. Method A sample of 579 adolescents (39.5% boys; 14-19 years) was recruited. The proposed two-factor structure was assessed using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling. Reliability was evaluated using internal consistency and construct validity was examined with the correlations between the two questionnaires and with the Temperament and Character Inventory-short form (TCI-SF). Results After the removal of problematic items, and the addition of correlated errors, all indices indicated a good fit for the two-factor structure of the modified BIS/BAS Scales. For the modified SPSRQ, three fit indices indicated a good model fit, while a fourth fit index was slightly below the cut-off score of an adequate model fit. Internal consistency of both questionnaires was sufficient. In general, the associations with scales of the TCI-SF were as expected, with positive correlations between BIS-related scales, and between BAS-related scales of all three instruments. Discussion In Flemish adolescents, the use of a two-factor model to analyze data gathered with the modified BIS/BAS Scales or modified SPSRQ seems appropriate.
Collapse
|
9
|
Van Cauwenberge V, Sonuga-Barke EJS, Hoppenbrouwers K, Van Leeuwen K, Wiersema JR. Regulation of emotion in ADHD: can children with ADHD override the natural tendency to approach positive and avoid negative pictures? J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2016; 124:397-406. [PMID: 27744615 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1631-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Valerie Van Cauwenberge
- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
| | - Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke
- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Shackleton Building (B44), Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
| | - Karel Hoppenbrouwers
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 Blok d-Bus 7001, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
| | - Karla Van Leeuwen
- Department of Parenting and Special Education, KU Leuven, Leopold Vanderkelenstraat 32-Bus 3765, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
| | - Jan R Wiersema
- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
South M, Stephenson KG, Nielson CA, Maisel M, Top DN, Kirwan CB. Overactive Pattern Separation Memory Associated with Negative Emotionality in Adults Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2016; 45:3458-67. [PMID: 26231206 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2547-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Bowler et al. (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44(9):2355-2362. doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2105-y, 2014) have suggested that a specific memory impairment in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) arises from hippocampal failure to consolidate multiple related pieces of information. Twenty-four adults diagnosed with ASD and matched healthy controls completed a pattern separation memory task that is known to critically depend on hippocampal involvement. They additionally completed questionnaires regarding anxiety, depression, and behavioral motivation. Specific deficits in pattern separation were significantly correlated with negative emotionality; the best predictor of memory deficit was from a measure of achievement motivation that has also been associated with hyperactivity and impulsivity. In the context of impaired emotion regulation in ASD, there is a need for integrated cognitive, affective, and neural systems approaches to build targeted interventions.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M South
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 245 TLRB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA. .,Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
| | - K G Stephenson
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 245 TLRB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
| | - C A Nielson
- Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
| | - M Maisel
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 245 TLRB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
| | - D N Top
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 245 TLRB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
| | - C B Kirwan
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, 245 TLRB, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.,Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
| |
Collapse
|