scholarly journals Field of daydreams? Integrating mind wandering in the study of sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD

JCPP Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Becker ◽  
Russell A. Barkley
Keyword(s):  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽  
Cognitive Tempo

Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms, But Not ADHD or Internalizing Symptoms, Are Uniquely Related to Self-Reported Mind-Wandering in Adolescents With ADHD

2020 ◽  
pp. 108705472092309
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Fredrick ◽  
Stephen P. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Tempo

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the relation between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms and self-reported mind-wandering in a sample of adolescents with ADHD. Method: Adolescents ( N = 79; aged 13–17 years; 70% male) diagnosed with ADHD completed measures of SCT, ADHD, anxiety, and depression symptoms, in addition to mind-wandering. Parents also provided ratings of adolescents’ ADHD symptoms. Results: All adolescent-reported psychopathology dimensions, including ADHD, internalizing, and SCT, were significantly bivariately correlated with greater mind-wandering. However, in regression analysis that considered psychopathologies simultaneously, SCT was the only dimension uniquely associated with greater mind-wandering. This finding was unchanged when parent-reported ADHD symptoms were included in the model. Conclusion: These findings are the first to show that SCT symptoms are uniquely related with self-reported mind-wandering in adolescents with ADHD and underscore the importance of considering co-occurring SCT symptoms when testing the interrelations between ADHD and mind-wandering. Replication is needed in larger samples and with other measures of mind-wandering.

scholarly journals Sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD symptoms in relation to task-unrelated thought: Examining unique links with mind-wandering and rumination

2020 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Fredrick ◽  
Michael J. Kofler ◽  
Matthew A. Jarrett ◽  
G. Leonard Burns ◽  
Aaron M. Luebbe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Tempo

Differential Diagnosis of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms in College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 108705471989685
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Lovett ◽  
Whitney L. M. Wood ◽  
Lawrence J. Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Cognitive Tempo

Objective: Sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) refers to a set of symptoms that prior research has found to be related to several different psychological disorders, especially the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD. This study collected evidence relevant to the question of whether SCT is a distinct disorder. Method: College students ( N = 910) completed measures of SCT, ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep quality, and substance misuse. Results: Students reporting clinically high SCT (reporting at least five symptoms often or very often) had significantly higher levels and rates of other types of psychopathology. Moreover, when students reporting clinically significant levels of ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms, poor sleep quality, or hazardous levels of alcohol or cannabis use were removed, very few students reporting high SCT remained (only 4.8% of the original high-SCT group). Conclusion: SCT may be best thought of as a symptom set common to many types of psychopathology, and it may be caused by sleep problems or substance misuse as well.

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