title: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Speed of Performance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined whether college students who reported higher levels of sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms were actually more "sluggish" in their performance while completing speeded cognitive and academic measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  College students ( N = 253) completed self-reports of SCT and their reading and test-taking abilities as well as tests of processing speed, reading fluency, and reading comprehension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Across all variables, SCT symptoms were most significantly associated with self-reported difficulty on timed reading tasks. However, students with high SCT scores were not significantly slower than controls on any of the timed tasks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In college students, self-reports of high SCT levels do not suggest actual slow performance on cognitive and academic tasks.
authors.affiliation: 1 Syracuse University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Whitney L M
authors.initials: WLM
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: 1 Syracuse University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.affiliation: 1 Syracuse University, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.affiliation: 2 State University of New York at Cortland, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lovett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D011932:Reading; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D058013:Test Taking Skills; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: processing speed; reading; sluggish cognitive tempo