title: A Double Dissociation Between Inattentive and Impulsive Traits, on Tasks of Visual Processing and Emotion Regulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To dissociate between inattentive and impulsive traits common in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using a non-dichotomous measurment of these traits.
  
  
  METHODS
  120 university students who completed the Conner's adult ADHD rating scales (CAARS) were also tested on the Microgenesis task which requires visual attention and on the Cyber Cruiser task which requires emotion regulation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results show that a measure of inattention was specifically related to a measure of effortful visual processing condition. In addition, a measure of impulsivity was specifically related to the tendency to fail in refueling one's car on time, although this relation was opposite to the predicted direction. Furthermore, by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, the CAARS' factor structure was confirmed to be relevant to an Israeli population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current experiment supports the idea that visual attention may play a part in inattentive symptoms, and that emotion regulation may play a part in impulsivity symptoms.
authors: 1 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors: Dorit
authors: D
authors: Ben Shalom
authors: 1 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors: Ziv
authors: Z
authors: Ronel
authors: 2 Ashkelon College, Israel.
authors: Yifat
authors: Y
authors: Faran
authors: 1 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors: Gal
authors: G
authors: Meiri
authors: 3 Shiba Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors: Lidia
authors: L
authors: Gabis
authors: 4 University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors: Kimberly A
authors: KA
authors: Kerns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ADHD subtypes; CAARS; adults; emotion regulation; visual attention