Eveningness diurnal preference: putting the "sluggish" in sluggish cognitive tempo
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Objective: Eveningness diurnal preference is common in psychiatric conditions, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and internalizing disorders. Little is known about how diurnal preference relates to sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT)—a distinct clinical construct associated with functional impairment—in clinical samples. Method: Adult outpatients ( n = 65; 43 with ADHD, 22 with internalizing/adjustment disorders) self-reported on SCT symptoms (total symptoms; slow/daydreamy, sleepy/sluggish, and low initiation/persistence factors) and diurnal preference. Results: Greater eveningness was associated with overall SCT severity and sleepy/sluggish symptoms in the full sample. Relationships between eveningness and overall SCT severity and slow/daydreamy symptoms were stronger for those with internalizing/adjustment disorders compared to ADHD. The relationship between eveningness and sleepy/sluggish symptoms was uniform across groups. Conclusion: Findings suggest a potential role of eveningness preference in adult SCT presentation. Future studies should investigate underlying mechanisms linking these two constructs and the efficacy of circadian interventions in the treatment of SCT among adult outpatients.
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SCT is most strongly associated with shyness, social withdrawal, and loneliness, and these effects remain significant when other psychopathology symptoms are covaried.
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- Authors
- Lunsford-Avery, J. R., Sweitzer, M. M., Kollins, S. H., & Mitchell, J. T.
- Affiliations
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Attention Disorders
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-10-07
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 2060-2067
- ISSN
- 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1246
- PMC
- PMC9273285
- OpenAlex
- W3092488233
- Semantic Scholar
- dfe8339f4713ce724812ac4b1085188c6d6d4260
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Drug Abuse (K23DA032577, K23DA039294, K24DA023464)
- National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH108704)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- sluggish cognitive tempo, circadian rhythm, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, internalizing disorders, adjustment disorder, daytime sleepiness
- MeSH terms
- Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, Adult, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Self Report
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