TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Mind-Wandering Explain ADHD-Related Impairment in Adolescents?
AU - Dekkers, Tycho J.
AU - Flisar, Ajda
AU - Karami Motaghi, Adrian
AU - Karl, Alexandra
AU - Frick, Matilda A.
AU - Boyer, Bianca E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/6/29
Y1 - 2023/6/29
N2 - Currently, diagnostic criteria for ADHD mainly reflect behavioral symptoms, neglecting internal phenomena like mind-wandering. Recent studies found that mind-wandering explains impairment beyond ADHD symptoms in adults. To better capture ADHD-related impairment in adolescents, we aimed to elucidate whether mind-wandering is associated with impairments that are prevalent in adolescents (i.e., risk-taking behavior, homework problems, emotional dysregulation, and general impairment) beyond ADHD symptoms. Furthermore, we sought to validate the Dutch translation of the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS). We assessed a community sample of 626 adolescents on ADHD symptoms, mind-wandering, and the impairment domains. The Dutch MEWS had good psychometric properties. Mind-wandering was linked to general impairment and emotional dysregulation beyond ADHD symptoms, but was not linked to risk-taking behavior and homework problems beyond ADHD symptoms. Internal psychological phenomena such as mind-wandering may add to the behavioral symptoms of ADHD in explaining part of the impairment that adolescents with ADHD characteristics experience.
AB - Currently, diagnostic criteria for ADHD mainly reflect behavioral symptoms, neglecting internal phenomena like mind-wandering. Recent studies found that mind-wandering explains impairment beyond ADHD symptoms in adults. To better capture ADHD-related impairment in adolescents, we aimed to elucidate whether mind-wandering is associated with impairments that are prevalent in adolescents (i.e., risk-taking behavior, homework problems, emotional dysregulation, and general impairment) beyond ADHD symptoms. Furthermore, we sought to validate the Dutch translation of the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS). We assessed a community sample of 626 adolescents on ADHD symptoms, mind-wandering, and the impairment domains. The Dutch MEWS had good psychometric properties. Mind-wandering was linked to general impairment and emotional dysregulation beyond ADHD symptoms, but was not linked to risk-taking behavior and homework problems beyond ADHD symptoms. Internal psychological phenomena such as mind-wandering may add to the behavioral symptoms of ADHD in explaining part of the impairment that adolescents with ADHD characteristics experience.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Attention-deficit
KW - Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
KW - Impairment
KW - Mind-wandering
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85163622645
U2 - 10.1007/s10578-023-01557-2
DO - 10.1007/s10578-023-01557-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85163622645
SN - 0009-398X
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
ER -