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Video Game Performances Are Preserved in ADHD Children Compared With Controls

Bioulac, Stéphanie, Lallemand, Stéphanie, Fabrigoule, Colette, Thoumy, Anne-Laure, Philip, Pierre, Bouvard, Manuel Pierre·2014·Journal of Attention Disorders

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Although ADHD and excessive video game playing have received some attention, few studies have explored the performances of ADHD children when playing video games. The authors hypothesized that performances of ADHD children would be as good as those of control children in motivating video games tasks but not in the Continuous Performance Test II (CPT II). METHOD: The sample consisted of 26 ADHD children and 16 control children. Performances of ADHD and control children were compared on three commercially available games, on the repetition of every game, and on the CPT II. RESULTS: ADHD children had lower performances on the CPT II than did controls, but they exhibited equivalent performances to controls when playing video games at both sessions and on all three games. CONCLUSION: When playing video games, ADHD children present no difference in inhibitory performances compared with control children. This demonstrates that cognitive difficulties in ADHD are task dependent.

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  • This result promotes the expectation of higher benefits from a combined motivation and cognition training in children with ADHD, particularly in respect of buffering against fatigue over time.

    “This result promotes the expectation of higher benefits from a combined motivation and cognition training in children with ADHD (see also Sonuga-Barke, 2002; Bioulac et al., 2014), particularly in respect of buffering against fatigue over time.”

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Authors
Bioulac, S., Lallemand, S., Fabrigoule, C., Thoumy, A.-L., Philip, P., & Bouvard, M. P.
Affiliations
  • Université Bordeaux Segalen (FR)
  • Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, Bordeaux, France
Venue
Journal of Attention Disorders
Published
2012-05-24
Volume
18
Issue
6
Pages
542-550
ISSN
  • 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1246
OpenAlex
W2005182289
Cited by
39
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2
FWCI
2.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Attention Disorders (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 › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, video games, children, inhibitory control, game performance, attention deficits
MeSH terms
Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Play and Playthings, Psychomotor Performance, Video Games

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