TY - JOUR
T1 - Disruptive behavior disorders and indicators of disinhibition in adolescents
T2 - The BRIEF-SR, anti-saccade task, and D-KEFS color-word interference test
AU - Long, E. C.
AU - Hill, J.
AU - Luna, B.
AU - Verhulst, B.
AU - Clark, D. B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - Disinhibition contributes to the development of disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) in adolescents. Self-reports and behavioral tasks are commonly used to assess disinhibition, each with their unique strengths and limitations. Accordingly, it is important to identify which measure, or combination thereof, is the most effective in predicting DBD symptoms. This study assessed the relationship between DBD (symptoms of ADHD/ODD/CD) and two behavioral disinhibition tasks: the anti-saccade task and the D-KEFS color-word interference test, as well as a self-report measure (the BRIEF-SR). The results indicated that the BRIEF-Inhibit scale accounted for the majority of the variance in the DBD sum score. The anti-saccade task and color-word interference test were also significantly associated with an increase in the number of DBD symptoms endorsed. These behavioral tasks accounted for 9% additional variance than the self-report alone. Therefore, combining self-report measures with behavioral disinhibition tasks may provide the most thorough assessment of adolescent DBD.
AB - Disinhibition contributes to the development of disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) in adolescents. Self-reports and behavioral tasks are commonly used to assess disinhibition, each with their unique strengths and limitations. Accordingly, it is important to identify which measure, or combination thereof, is the most effective in predicting DBD symptoms. This study assessed the relationship between DBD (symptoms of ADHD/ODD/CD) and two behavioral disinhibition tasks: the anti-saccade task and the D-KEFS color-word interference test, as well as a self-report measure (the BRIEF-SR). The results indicated that the BRIEF-Inhibit scale accounted for the majority of the variance in the DBD sum score. The anti-saccade task and color-word interference test were also significantly associated with an increase in the number of DBD symptoms endorsed. These behavioral tasks accounted for 9% additional variance than the self-report alone. Therefore, combining self-report measures with behavioral disinhibition tasks may provide the most thorough assessment of adolescent DBD.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.07.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 26277405
AN - SCOPUS:84939553895
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 44
SP - 182
EP - 190
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
ER -