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Mohammadi E, Bakhshipour Roudsari A, Mahmoud Alilou M, Ranjbar F. The Role of Executive Functions in Differentiation Between Children With Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. IJPCP 2025; 31 (1)
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1- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. ,bakhshipour@tabrizu.ac.ir
3- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
4- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. ,
3- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
4- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract: (21 Views)
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the role of executive functions in differentiation between children with cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS) and children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a two-group discriminant function design. The study population consists of all children aged 8-12 years with CDS or ADHD, living in Tabriz, Iran, in 2023-2024. From this population, 75 children with CDS and 75 children with ADHD were selected by purposeful sampling method and using diagnostic tools including structured clinical interview, sluggish cognitive tempo scale (SCTS) and teacher and parent rating scale (SNAP-IV). After selecting the subjects, The Delis-Kaplan executive function system test was performed individually on each participant. For data analyses, discriminant analysis was performed in SPSS software, version 24.
Results There were significant differences between two groups in terms of attention (F=6.05; P=0.015), processing speed (F=20.5; P<0.001), working memory (F=137.22; P<0.001), and inhibition (F=39.13; P<0.001). Also, the success of the discriminant function in differentiation between children with CDS from ADHD children was 92%.
Conclusion The selected executive functions can differentiate between children with CDS and ADHD. This highlights the need to pay attention to executive functions in the studied groups.
Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a two-group discriminant function design. The study population consists of all children aged 8-12 years with CDS or ADHD, living in Tabriz, Iran, in 2023-2024. From this population, 75 children with CDS and 75 children with ADHD were selected by purposeful sampling method and using diagnostic tools including structured clinical interview, sluggish cognitive tempo scale (SCTS) and teacher and parent rating scale (SNAP-IV). After selecting the subjects, The Delis-Kaplan executive function system test was performed individually on each participant. For data analyses, discriminant analysis was performed in SPSS software, version 24.
Results There were significant differences between two groups in terms of attention (F=6.05; P=0.015), processing speed (F=20.5; P<0.001), working memory (F=137.22; P<0.001), and inhibition (F=39.13; P<0.001). Also, the success of the discriminant function in differentiation between children with CDS from ADHD children was 92%.
Conclusion The selected executive functions can differentiate between children with CDS and ADHD. This highlights the need to pay attention to executive functions in the studied groups.
Keywords: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS), Executive functions
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2025/02/24 | Accepted: 2025/08/13 | Published: 2025/08/1
Received: 2025/02/24 | Accepted: 2025/08/13 | Published: 2025/08/1
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