Domain-general and domain-specific aspects of temporal discounting in children with ADHD and autism spectrum disorders (ASD): A proof of concept study
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It has been shown that delayed consumable rewards are discounted to a higher degree than money, which has been referred to as the "domain effect". Until now the effects of reward type on temporal discounting (TD) have mainly been studied in adults. Although there is evidence that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tend to show steeper TD of money than typically developing peers or children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), it remains untested whether the domain effect is also seen in children with ADHD and ASD. To explore this we compared TD of children (8-16 year) with ADHD, ASD and typically developing controls with five different reward types. Seventy-two participants with ADHD, 69 with ASD and 130 controls performed two hypothetical TD-tasks: a monetary TD-task and a TD-task with one of four alternative rewards (material rewards, rewarding activities, food, social rewards). TD was seen for all reward types, but the rate of discounting was steeper for food, praise and rewarding activities compared to money, and for food and praise compared to material rewards. For the ADHD and control groups, but not the ASD group, money and material rewards were equally highly discounted. High correlations between TD of money and of activities, food and material rewards were found. In conclusion, a domain effect was observed in typically developing children, as well as in children with ADHD or ASD, although the pattern was somewhat different for ASD children. Despite this domain effect, there is also evidence for a domain-general aspect in TD.
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- Authors
- Demurie, E., Roeyers, H., Baeyens, D., & Sonuga-Barke, E.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Demurie, Ellen
- Venue
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-06
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1870-1880
- ISSN
- 0891-4222 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2029213741
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 3.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Research in Developmental Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Vlaamse regering
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- delay discounting, domain effects, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, children, reward type, monetary rewards, food reward, social reward, delayed rewards, impulsivity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Choice Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Reward
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