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Examining the Interplay Among Negative Emotionality, Cognitive Functioning, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Severity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2011

Dione M. Healey ,
David J. Marks  and
Jeffrey M. Halperin
Dione M. Healey*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
David J. Marks
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Jeffrey M. Halperin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queens College of the City University of New York
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dione M. Healey, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand. E-mail: dionehealey@psy.otago.ac.nz
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Abstract

Cognition and emotion, traditionally thought of as largely distinct, have recently begun to be conceptualized as dynamically linked processes that interact to influence functioning. This study investigated the moderating effects of cognitive functioning on the relationship between negative emotionality and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom severity. A total of 216 (140 hyperactive/inattentive; 76 typically developing) preschoolers aged 3–4 years were administered a neuropsychological test battery (i.e., NEPSY). To avoid method bias, child negative emotionality was rated by teachers (Temperament Assessment Battery for Children-Revised), and parents rated symptom severity on the ADHD Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV). Hierarchical Linear Regression analyses revealed that both negative emotionality and Perceptual-Motor & Executive Functions accounted for significant unique variance in ADHD symptom severity. Significant interactions indicated that when negative emotionality is low, but not high, neuropsychological functioning accounts for significant variability in ADHD symptoms, with lower functioning predicting more symptoms. Emotional and neuropsychological functioning, both individually and in combination, play a significant role in the expression of ADHD symptom severity. (JINS, 2011, 17, 502–510)

Keywords

PreschoolLanguageSensory motorTemperament
Type
Research Articles
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , May 2011 , pp. 502 - 510
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2011

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