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The Ecological Validity of Delay Aversion and Response Inhibition as Measures of Impulsivity in AD/HD: A Supplement to the NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of AD/HD

Solanto, Mary V., Abikoff, Howard, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund, Schachar, Russell, Logan, Gordon D., Wigal, Tim, Hechtman, Lily, Hinshaw, Stephen, Turkel, Elihu·2001·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DOI 10.1023/a:1010329714819
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Impulsivity is a primary symptom of the combined type of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). The Stop Signal Paradigm is premised upon a primary deficit in inhibitory control in AD/HD, whereas the Delay Aversion Hypothesis, by contrast, conceptualizes impulsivity in AD/HD, not as an inability to inhibit a response, but rather as a choice to avoid delay. This study compared the ecological validity of the Stop Signal Task (SST) and Choice-Delay Task (C-DT) measure of delay aversion, with respect to their relative utility in discriminating AD/HD children from normal control participants, and their correlations with classroom observations and with ratings of impulsivity and other core AD/HD symptoms on the Conners and SNAP-IV checklists. The tasks exhibited modest discriminant validity when used individually and excellent discriminant validity when used in combination. The C-DT correlated with teacher ratings of impulsivity, hyperactivity, and conduct problems, and with observations of gross motor activity, physical aggression, and an AD/HD composite score. The SST correlated with the observations only. These results suggest that delay aversion is associated with a broad range of AD/HD characteristics whereas inhibitory failure seems to tap a more discrete dimension of executive control.

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  • Inhibitory control deficits are detected in 21% to 46% of pediatric ADHD cases.

    “and inhibitory control deficits are detected in 21%–46% of pediatric ADHD cases (Coghill et al., 2014; Nigg et al., 2005; Solanto et al., 2001; Sonuga-Barke et al., 2010).”

    From Executive Functioning Heterogeneity in Pediatric ADHD (2019) · cites this paper as Solanto et al., 2001

  • Across meta-analyses using traditional neuropsychological executive function tests for children with ADHD, 33%-50% of cases exhibited executive function deficits, including 30%-37% with impaired working memory and 21%-46% with impaired inhibitory control.

    “across meta-analyses using traditional neuropsychological executive function tests for children with ADHD, 33%-50% of cases exhibited executive function deficits (30%-37% impaired working memory, 21%-46% impaired inhibitory control).90,144–149”

    From Executive function deficits in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder (2024) · cites this paper as [145]

  • Impulsivity is likely a multi-dimensional construct that includes a family of related but separable processes and underlying neural systems.

    “Given that different “objective” measures of impulsivity often fail to inter-correlate themselves [229], and there is also neural evidence of dissociation [230], it is likely that impulsivity, like CC and inhibition, is a multi-dimensional construct that includes a family of related but separable processes and underlying neural systems.”

    From The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function (2022) · cites this paper as [229]

  • Visuospatial WM impairments are at least as prevalent in children with ADHD-C as other key neuropsychological dysfunctions.

    “Further, our finding suggests that visuospatial WM impairments are at least as prevalent in children with ADHD-C as other 'key' neuropsychological dysfunctions (prevalence of inhibition, 45-51 %; reaction time variability, 44-48 %; delay aversion, 14-56 % [e.g., 17, 19, 22, 53]),”

    From Prevalence and diagnostic validity of motivational impairments and deficits in visuospatial short-term memory and working memory in ADHD subtypes (2015) · cites this paper as [53]

  • In support of the dual path model, several experiments have shown that preferring delayed rewards and inhibiting control are dissociable.

    “In support of this “dual path” model, several experiments (Sonuga-Barke et al., 1996; Solanto et al., 2001) have shown that preferring delayed rewards and inhibiting control are dissociable.”

    From Assessment of executive functions in school-aged children: A narrative review (2022) · cites this paper as Solanto et al., 2001

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Authors
Solanto, M. V., Abikoff, H., Sonuga-Barke, E., Schachar, R., Logan, G. D., Wigal, T., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S., & Turkel, E.
Affiliations
  • Long Island Jewish Medical Center (US)
  • University of Southampton (GB)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • McGill University (CA)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Solanto, Mary V.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2001-06
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
215-228
ISSN
  • 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2835
DOI
10.1023/a:1010329714819
OpenAlex
W1764010569
Semantic Scholar
269252cb7b5ad6da891b2cad3e71ac8f7c24bfb8
Cited by
639
References
61
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 31 · 2014: 37 · 2013: 37 · 2012: 43
FWCI
7.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, impulsivity, delay aversion, response inhibition, inhibitory control, stop-signal task, ecological validity, discriminant validity, executive function, hyperactivity, conduct problems, classroom observation, teacher ratings, children
MeSH terms
Analysis of Variance, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, California, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, New York City, Psychological Tests, Quebec, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity, Case-Control Studies

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