Busschers, Koen (2023) The State Regulation Theory in Students with ADHD: an Experimental Study. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Undiagnosed adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a serious problem, which has not gathered a lot of attention from the general public. Recently, the role of executive functioning in ADHD has received substantial support. Executive dysfunction can significantly influence person’s life, especially for students with undiagnosed ADHD, as they can suffer socially, emotionally, and academically from ADHD. For that reason, the present study investigates the link between ADHD and executive functioning (EF), with a focus on inhibition and motivation. Participants were psychology students from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Participants completed the CAARS and EFI questionnaires, which measures ADHD symptomology and EF, respectively. Subsequently, they were invited to participate in a go/no-go task with a fast and slow event rate, to measure inhibition and motivation. Higher levels of ADHD were associated with worse EF; the subscale Impulse Control showed a moderate negative correlation with the ADHD Index, while Motivational Drive had a non-significant correlation with the ADHD Index. In the go/no-go task, students scoring high on the ADHD Index showed more motivational difficulties than the lower scoring group, while inhibition did not play a significant role between groups. Different reasons for these contrary results are discussed. However, it can be concluded that higher ADHD levels are linked to more EF difficulties. These results suggest that executive functioning should not be ignored when treating ADHD, and EF-focused therapies might help students overcome ADHD difficulties.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borger, N.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2023 16:42 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2023 16:42 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2886 |
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