Moolen, Elisabeth Maria van der (2024) The Inconsistency Strategy as Detection Method for Malingering in Assessment of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This simulation study investigated the utility of performance variability scores as a strategy for the detection of feigned adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Three groups of participants completed three performance validity tests on two separate occasions, with an average of 32 days in between assessments. The patient group consisted of individuals with an ADHD diagnosis who were asked to perform to their honest abilities, the control group consisted of healthy individuals asked to perform to their honest abilities, and the simulation group consisted of healthy individuals who were asked to feign ADHD as convincingly as possible. Variability scores were derived from the test scores of the two assessments. The variability scores were not helpful in the detection of feigned ADHD when used as only method and did not add value to a model in which single test scores were already incorporated. The consistency method does not seem a promising research venture for the detection of feigned ADHD in clinical assessments. Key words: ADHD, malingering, performance validity, consistency
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Fuermaier, A.B.M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Neuropsychology (CN) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2024 09:48 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2024 09:48 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3288 |
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