Inhibitory Control Mediates the Association between Emotion Dysregulation and Symptoms of ADHD and ODD in Children with Disruptive Behaviour
Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) often show emotion dysregulation associated with considerable impairment in social, academic, and family domains. Inhibitory control is a cognitive mechanism that influences emotion regulation and is also often impaired in children with ADHD and/or ODD. The present study investigates the role of inhibitory control as a possible mediator in the association between emotion dysregulation and symptoms of ADHD and ODD. Standardized questionnaires and clinician-facilitated structured interviews were used to collect parent and teacher ratings of difficulties in a clinical sample of 297 children (M age = 8.24 (1.7); 79.3% male) with disruptive behaviour. Findings suggest that inhibitory control is a key cognitive mechanism that mediates the relationship between emotional and behavioural difficulties in children with disruptive behaviour. Consequently, emotion dysregulation and inhibitory control may be important targets in psychosocial interventions for children with ADHD and/or ODD symptoms.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Singh, Anneesa D
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3158413878