Time perception differences in children with and without ADHD
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare time perception in children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with use of a time reproduction task. Methods The sample consisted of 60 children (30 with ADHD and 30 without ADHD) ranging in age from 9 to 12 years. Children were asked to watch a light, verbally estimate how long the light was illuminated, and hold a lever in a depressed position for the same amount of time they thought the light was on. Each child participated in 16 trials of 3, 6, 12, or 24 seconds for a total of 64 trials. Results Children with ADHD had significantly greater absolute discrepancy scores on the time reproduction task (F(1,58) = 10.878; P Discussion Poor time perception affects the performance of social skills and other adaptive behaviors such as health consciousness and concerns for safety. The findings of this study indicate that children with ADHD have impaired time perception compared with children who do not have ADHD.
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Studies with prospective verbal time estimation have yet to yield significant group differences.
“Studies with prospective verbal time estimation [3–5, 23, 30] have yet to yield significant group differences.”
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- Authors
- Meaux, J. B., & Chelonis, J. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Central Arkansas (US)
- ORCID
- Chelonis, John J.
- Venue
- Journal of Pediatric Health Care
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 64-71
- ISSN
- 0891-5245 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2084155607
- Cited by
- 87
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 1.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Pediatric Health Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, time perception, children, time estimation, social skills, health consciousness
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Behavior, Psychology, Child, Cognition, Cues, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Processes, Models, Psychological, Psychomotor Performance, Social Behavior, Task Performance and Analysis, Time Perception, Case-Control Studies
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