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. 2004 Jun;32(3):295-304.
doi: 10.1023/b:jacp.0000026143.70832.4b.

Measuring impulsivity in school-aged boys and examining its relationship with ADHD and ODD ratings

César Avila  1 , Isabel Cuenca, Vicente Félix, Maria-Antònia Parcet, Ana Miranda
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Measuring impulsivity in school-aged boys and examining its relationship with ADHD and ODD ratings

César Avila et al. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Seven different laboratory measures of impulsivity were administered to a group of 165 school-aged boys. Parents' and teachers' ratings of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional/Defiant Disorder were also obtained. Factor analyses of impulsivity measures revealed the existence of a strong Inhibitory Control Factor including measures derived from Stop Task, the Continuous Performance Test, the Matching Familiar Figures Test, and the Circle Tracing Task. Other forms of impulsivity like resistance to interference, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and efficiency in the DRL Task loaded on a second independent factor. The Inhibitory Control factor was correlated with ADHD ratings, whereas the second factor was slightly related to the presence of ODD symptoms. Discussion is focused on the relevance of inhibitory control in impulsivity and ADHD research.

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