Measuring Impulsivity in School-Aged Boys and Examining Its Relationship with ADHD and ODD Ratings
Authors: Avila C.1; Cuenca I.2; Félix V.2; Parcet M-A.3; Miranda A.2
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Volume 32, Number 3, June 2004 , pp. 295-304(10)
Publisher: Springer
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Abstract:
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.Keywords: impulsivity; inhibitory control; disinhibition; ADHD; ODD
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1023/B:JACP.0000026143.70832.4b
Affiliations: 1: Department Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, Castello, Spain;, Email: avila@nuvol.uji.es 2: Department Psicología Evolutiva, Universidad de Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibanez, Valencia 3: Department Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, Castello, Spain
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