Temperament and executive functioning correlates of ADHD symptom severity during early versus middle childhood / Erica FERRARA ; Gaelle GOURDET ; Matthew ZIMON ; Carissa MASTRANGELO ; Anne ARNETT in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66-5 (May 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-5 (May 2025) . - p.752-762 Titre : Temperament and executive functioning correlates of ADHD symptom severity during early versus middle childhood Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Erica FERRARA, Auteur ; Gaelle GOURDET, Auteur ; Matthew ZIMON, Auteur ; Carissa MASTRANGELO, Auteur ; Anne ARNETT, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.752-762 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder  development  effortful control  executive functioning  temperament Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study investigated associations among temperament, executive functioning (EF), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom severity at two developmental stages. Methods Participants were 61 4-year-old children and 165 8?11-year-old children (126 ADHD, 39 typically developing [TD]). Caregivers reported on temperament (effortful control [EC], negative affect, and surgency), and ADHD symptoms. Three aspects of EF (working memory, inhibitory control, and processing speed) were measured with neuropsychological tests. Results Among 4-year-olds, variance in ADHD symptom severity was only explained by the temperament variables. EC was not significantly correlated with any of the EFs in this cohort. Among school-aged children, low EC, high surgency, high negative affect, and reduced working memory were associated with greater ADHD symptom severity. EC was significantly and positively correlated with processing speed in the school-aged children. Conclusions Results are consistent with a neurodevelopmental model of ADHD, wherein dysregulated temperament is associated with ADHD in young children, while both dysregulated temperament and cognitive skills are associated with ADHD in middle childhood. Results could inform the selection of clinical tools for diagnostic evaluation of pediatric ADHD symptoms and clinical follow-up. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14083 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554 [article] Temperament and executive functioning correlates of ADHD symptom severity during early versus middle childhood [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Erica FERRARA, Auteur ; Gaelle GOURDET, Auteur ; Matthew ZIMON, Auteur ; Carissa MASTRANGELO, Auteur ; Anne ARNETT, Auteur . - p.752-762. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 66-5 (May 2025) . - p.752-762 Mots-clés : Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder  development  effortful control  executive functioning  temperament Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study investigated associations among temperament, executive functioning (EF), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom severity at two developmental stages. Methods Participants were 61 4-year-old children and 165 8?11-year-old children (126 ADHD, 39 typically developing [TD]). Caregivers reported on temperament (effortful control [EC], negative affect, and surgency), and ADHD symptoms. Three aspects of EF (working memory, inhibitory control, and processing speed) were measured with neuropsychological tests. Results Among 4-year-olds, variance in ADHD symptom severity was only explained by the temperament variables. EC was not significantly correlated with any of the EFs in this cohort. Among school-aged children, low EC, high surgency, high negative affect, and reduced working memory were associated with greater ADHD symptom severity. EC was significantly and positively correlated with processing speed in the school-aged children. Conclusions Results are consistent with a neurodevelopmental model of ADHD, wherein dysregulated temperament is associated with ADHD in young children, while both dysregulated temperament and cognitive skills are associated with ADHD in middle childhood. Results could inform the selection of clinical tools for diagnostic evaluation of pediatric ADHD symptoms and clinical follow-up. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14083 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554

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