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Gender differences in attentional blink in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Jiali Shi1, Yiran Tao2, Junxiu Zhao3
1Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Chinese-German Institute of Mental Health, Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Background:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) is more prevalent in boys than girls. However, there was a larger proportion of girls displaying inattentive symptoms compared to boys.
Aim:
To investigate the gender differences in attentional blink in children with ADHD.
Method:
A total of 99 children in the ADHD group and 99 children in the typically developing children group were assessed. All children completed a dual-task rapid continuous visual presentation paradigm.
Results:
The onset time of attentional blink in girls in the ADHD group was later than that in the typically developing children group (T1-lag1, P = 0.122 vs. P < 0.001), but it was identical between boys in the ADHD group and typically developing children group (T1-lag1, all P < 0.001). Attentional blink duration in girls in the ADHD group was shorter than that in the typically developing children group (T1-lag6, P = 0.084 vs. P = 0.033), but longer in boys in the ADHD group than in the typically developing children group (T1-lag8, P = 0.022 vs. P = 0.356).
Conclusion:
The mechanism of attentional blink may differ between boys and girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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