Sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD symptoms in relation to task-unrelated thought: Examining unique links with mind-wandering and rumination

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dc.contributor.authorFredrick, Joseph W.
dc.contributor.authorKofler, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorJarrett, Matthew A.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, G. Leonard
dc.contributor.authorLuebbe, Aaron M.
dc.contributor.authorGarner, Annie A.
dc.contributor.authorHarmon, Sherelle L.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Stephen P.
dc.contributor.otherMiami University
dc.contributor.otherFlorida State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherWashington State University
dc.contributor.otherSaint Louis University
dc.contributor.otherHarvard University
dc.contributor.otherCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Cincinnati
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T20:40:10Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T20:40:10Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractRecent theoretical and empirical evidence highlights associations between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and task-unrelated thought, including mind-wandering and rumination. However, it has been hypothesized that sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), characterized by daydreaming and staring behaviors, may uniquely relate to task-unrelated thought. The purpose of the present study was to test whether SCT symptoms are associated with greater mind-wandering and rumination, and whether this association remains when controlling for ADHD and internalizing symptoms. Participants (N = 4679; 18-29 years; 69% female; 80.9% White) enrolled in six universities in the United States completed measures of SCT, ADHD symptoms, internalizing symptoms, and rumination, as well as two scales used to assess mind-wandering. Although ADHD symptoms were correlated with greater self-reported mind-wandering and rumination, relations with mind-wandering on the daydreaming frequency scale, reflective rumination, and brooding rumination were attenuated when controlling for SCT and internalizing symptoms. Above and beyond other psychopathology dimensions, SCT symptoms were uniquely associated with greater self-reported mind-wandering and both reflective and brooding rumination. Additionally, SCT symptoms were more strongly associated than other psychopathology dimensions with the mind-wandering measure of daydreaming frequency. Results provide the first empirical support for unique and robust associations between SCT symptoms and task-unrelated thought, while suggesting that the link between ADHD and mind-wandering may be less robust than previously suggested.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationFredrick, J. W., Kofler, M. J., Jarrett, M. A., Burns, G. L., Luebbe, A. M., Garner, A. A., Harmon, S. L., & Becker, S. P. (2020). Sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD symptoms in relation to task-unrelated thought: Examining unique links with mind-wandering and rumination. In Journal of Psychiatric Research (Vol. 123, pp. 95–101). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.016
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.016
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7727-6908
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-9411
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9046-5183
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-7836
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-3647
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11746
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPergamon
dc.subjectADHD
dc.subjectAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
dc.subjectDaydreaming
dc.subjectMind wandering
dc.subjectRumination
dc.subjectSluggish cognitive tempo
dc.subjectATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
dc.subjectANXIETY STRESS SCALES
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titleSluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD symptoms in relation to task-unrelated thought: Examining unique links with mind-wandering and ruminationen_US
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