title: Association Between Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms and Attentional Network and Working Memory in Primary Schoolchildren.
abstract: Background:Few consistent data are available in relation to the cognitive and neuropsychological processes involved in sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms. The objective of this study was to determine the association of working memory and attentional networks with SCT symptoms in primary schoolchildren.Methods:The participants were schoolchildren aged 7 to 10 years (n= 183) from primary schools in Catalonia (Spain). All the participants completed a working memory task (n-back) and an attentional network task (ANT). Their parents completed an SCT-Child Behavior Checklist self-report and a questionnaire concerning sociodemographic variables. Teachers of the participants provided information on ADHD symptoms and learning determinants.Results:SCT symptoms were correlated with lower scores in both the n-back and ANT. In multivariate regression analysis, SCT symptoms were associated with slower hit reaction times from the ANT.Conclusions:Our results suggest that SCT symptoms are associated with a neuropsychological profile that is different from the classical ADHD profile and characterized by slower reaction times.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology Department of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu of Barcelona, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camprodon-Rosanas
authors.affiliation: CPB-Serveis Salut Mental, Barcelona.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ribas-Fitó
authors.affiliation: Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, CSMIJ, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batlle
authors.affiliation: Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.|Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Persavento
authors.affiliation: Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.|Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Pedrerol
authors.affiliation: Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.|Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sunyer
authors.affiliation: Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona, Spain.|Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.|Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forns
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D013030:Spain
keywords: ADHD; attentional network; sluggish cognitive tempo; working memory