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Verena E Pritchard1, Ewald Neumann, Julia J Rucklidge
1Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show altered negative priming (NP) effects, particularly when comorbid conditions are present. These findings highlight the role of inhibitory control in ADHD and selective attention.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Selective attention is crucial for cognitive function, with negative priming (NP) effects indicating inhibitory processes.
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by attention and impulse control deficits, potentially impacting inhibitory mechanisms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate negative priming (NP) effects in adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- To examine how comorbidity and subtype influence NP performance in ADHD.
Main Methods:
- Assessed adolescent performance on two selective attention tasks designed to elicit NP effects.
- Compared NP effects between non-comorbid ADHD, comorbid ADHD, ADHD combined subtype, and ADHD inattentive subtype.
Main Results:
- Negative priming (NP) effects were significantly different based on the presence of comorbid conditions, but not ADHD subtype.
- Findings suggest that inhibitory control, as measured by NP, is affected by comorbidity in ADHD.
Conclusions:
- Comorbidity, rather than subtype, significantly modulates negative priming (NP) effects in adolescents with ADHD.
- Results support inhibitory models of NP and have implications for understanding the 'AD' component of ADHD and its process models.
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