Assessing inattention and impulsivity in children during the Go/NoGo task
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Behavioural performance in the Go/NoGo task was compared with caregiver and teacher reports of inattention and hyperactivity‐impulsivity in 1,151 children ( N =557 boys; N =594 girls) age 9–10 years old. Errors of commission (NoGo errors) were significantly correlated with symptom counts of hyperactivity‐impulsivity, while errors of omission (Go errors) were significantly correlated with symptom counts for inattention in both caregiver and teacher reports. Cross‐correlations were also evident, however, such that errors of commission were related to inattention symptoms, and errors of omission were related to hyperactivity‐impulsivity. Moreover, hyperactivity‐impulsivity and inattention symptoms were highly intercorrelated in both caregiver ( r =.52) and teacher reports ( r =.70), while errors of commission and omission were virtually uncorrelated in the Go/NoGo task ( r =.06). The results highlight the difficulty in disentangling hyperactivity‐impulsivity and inattention in questionnaires, and suggest that these constructs may be more clearly distinguished in laboratory measures such as the Go/NoGo task.
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In the Go/No-Go task, both omission errors and reaction time serve as measures of sustained attention.
“In this task, both omission errors (failure to respond to ' go ' targets) and reaction time (speed of responding to these targets) serve as measures of sustained attention (Bezdjian et al. 2009).”
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The Method (The Go/NoGo task) identifies omission errors as an indicator of inattention, supporting that part of the claim. It instead identifies reaction time to Go targets as an indicator of impulsivity, not sustained attention; the Discussion likewise treats Go reaction times as indicating impulsive responding. Page numbers are not available in the supplied passages. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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- Authors
- Bezdjian, S., Baker, L. A., Lozano, D. I., & Raine, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Corresponding author
- Baker, Laura A.
- Venue
- British Journal of Developmental Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 365-383
- ISSN
- 0261-510X (ISSN-L)
- 2044-835X
- PMC
- PMC2757760
- OpenAlex
- W1988123277
- Cited by
- 263
- References
- 64
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- FWCI
- 1.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- British Journal of Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (5R03 MH 50940-02, K02MH001114, F31MH068953, R01MH058354, R03MH050940)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, go/no-go task, commission errors, omission errors, children, caregiver reports, teacher reports, executive function
- MeSH terms
- Analysis of Variance, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Behavior, Child Behavior Disorders, Cognition, Faculty, Female, Humans, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychomotor Performance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Reaction Time, Sex Factors, Caregivers
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