Melanie, Priscella (2022) ADHD and Executive Functions: The Relation Between Strategic Planning and ADHD Symptoms in University Students. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research has shown that executive functions are often associated to ADHD symptoms (Sjöwall & Thorell, 2014). However, it is inconclusive in literature how exactly executive functions and ADHD are associated (Barkley, 1997; Holmes et al., 2010; Nigg et al., 2005). The aim of the present study was to investigate further the association between executive functions and ADHD in university students, particularly, the association between strategic planning and ADHD, and whether it could predict ADHD. To investigate the study used a sample of university students (N= 283 participants) which consisted of 65 men and 216 women (Mage = 19.76) who completed the Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS) and the Executive Function Index scale (EFI). The CAARS measured ADHD symptoms in university students, and the EFI measured executive functions of students in an academic environment. Results showed that students with less optimal use of executive functions showed more ADHD risk and symptoms. Similarly, students with less optimal use of strategic planning showed more ADHD risk symptoms. Furthermore, the results showed that less optimal use of strategic planning predicted more ADHD risk and symptoms. The present study contributes to previous research by clarifying the association between executive functions and ADHD, and by specifying strategic planning as an important variable to predict ADHD. For future studies it is encouraged to also consider measuring executive functions and strategic planning in students’ daily life. Keywords: ADHD, executive functions, strategic planning
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borger, N.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2022 14:44 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 12:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/299 |
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