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Specificity of reward sensitivity and parasympathetic-based regulation among children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and disruptive behavior disorders

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Tenenbaum, Rachel B., Musser, Erica D., Raiker, Joseph S., Coles, Erika K., Gnagy, Elizabeth M., Pelham, William E.·2018·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with disruptionsin reward sensitivity and regulatory processes. However, it is unclear whether thesedisruptions are better explained by comorbid disruptive behavior disorder (DBD)symptomology. This study sought to examine this question using multiple levels ofanalysis (i.e., behavior, autonomic reactivity). One hundred seventeen children (aged 6 to 12 years; 72.6% male; 69 with ADHD) completed theBalloon-Analogue Risk Task (BART) to assess external reward sensitivity behaviorally.Sympathetic-based internal reward sensitivity and parasympathetic-based regulationwere indexed via cardiac pre-ejection period (PEP) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia(RSA), respectively. Children with ADHD exhibited reduced internal reward sensitivity (i.e.,lengthened PEP; F(1,112)=4.01, p=0.047) compared to healthy controls and werecharacterized by greater parasympathetic-based dysregulation (i.e., reduced RSAaugmentation F(1,112)=10.12, p=0.002). However, follow-up analyses indicated theADHD effect was better accounted for by comorbid DBD diagnoses; that is, childrenwith ADHD and comorbid ODD were characterized by reduced internal rewardsensitivity (i.e., lengthened PEP; t=2.47, p=0.046) and by parasympathetic-baseddysregulation (i.e., reduced RSA augmentation; t=3.51, p=0.002) in response to rewardwhen compared to typically developing youth. Furthermore, children with ADHD and comorbid CD exhibited greater behaviorally-based external reward sensitivity (i.e.,more total pops; F(3,110)= 5.96, p=0.001) compared to children with ADHD only (t=3.87, p=0.001) and children with ADHD and ODD (t=3.56, p=0.003). Results suggest that disruptions in sensitivity to reward may be betteraccounted for, in part, by comorbid DBD.Key Words: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autonomic nervous system,disruptive behavior disorders, reward sensitivityPowered.

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  • Tenenbaum et al. (2018) found that increased reward sensitivity, lengthening of PEP and reduced RSA withdrawal were explained by comorbid CD and ODD symptoms, and not by hyperactivity or inattention, in a sample of children with ADHD.

    “Tenenbaum et al. (2018) similarly focused on ADHD and CD/ODD, and found that increased reward sensitivity (measured using the Balloon Analogue Risk-Taking Task), lengthening of PEP and reduced RSA withdrawal were explained by comorbid CD and ODD symptoms, and not by hyperactivity or inattention, in a sample of children with ADHD.”

    From Is autonomic nervous system function atypical in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? A systematic review of the evidence (2020) · cites this paper as Tenenbaum et al., 2018

    The Results (Follow-up Continuous Analyses; page not available) associate greater CD symptoms with increased behavioral reward sensitivity and greater ODD symptoms with PEP lengthening; neither inattention nor hyperactivity/impulsivity showed a significant association with these measures. The same section associates ODD symptoms with reduced RSA augmentation, not reduced RSA withdrawal as claimed, and distinguishes the CD finding from the ODD findings. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Tenenbaum, R. B., Musser, E. D., Raiker, J. S., Coles, E. K., Gnagy, E. M., & Pelham, W. E.
Affiliations
Florida International University (US)
Corresponding author
Musser, Erica D.
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Published
2017-09-06
Volume
46
Issue
5
Pages
965-977
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
OpenAlex
W2753222798
Cited by
44
References
98
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2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 4
FWCI
29.53
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (1R03MH110812-01, 1R01MH099030)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, disruptive behavior disorders, reward sensitivity, parasympathetic modulation, autonomic nervous system, respiratory sinus arrhythmia, comorbidities, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, children, Balloon Analogue Risk Task
MeSH terms
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Reward, Comorbidity, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia

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