@article{ref1,
title="External validity of ADHD inattention and sluggish cognitive tempo dimensions in Spanish children with ADHD",
journal="Journal of attention disorders",
year="2014",
author="Fenollar Cortés, Javier and Servera, Mateu and Becker, Stephen P. and Burns, G. Leonard",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined whether separate dimensions of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT)-inconsistent alertness and slowness-have different external correlates from each other as well as symptoms of ADHD inattention (ADHD-IN). <br><br>METHOD: Participants were 131 Spanish children (ages 6-16; 72% boys) diagnosed with ADHD. <br><br>RESULTS: In regression analyses, ADHD-IN was positively associated with hyperactivity/impulsivity, conduct problems, defiance/aggression, anxiety, peer relations problems, and learning problems. SCT-inconsistent alertness was positively associated with hyperactivity/impulsivity and peer relations problems. In contrast, SCT-slowness was negatively associated with hyperactivity/impulsivity and conduct problems and positively associated with depression and learning problems. <br><br>RESULTS were consistent after controlling for depression, medication status, and sex. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings support SCT to be a construct with two dimensions that have unique correlates relative to each other as well as ADHD-IN. Future research on SCT should separate these dimensions of SCT to provide a better understanding of the construct.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-0547",
doi="10.1177/1087054714548033",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054714548033"
}