TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the relations among gender, disinhibition, and disruptive behavior in adolescents
AU - Hartung, Cynthia M.
AU - Milich, Richard
AU - Lynam, Donald R.
AU - Martin, Catherine A.
PY - 2002/11
Y1 - 2002/11
N2 - This study examined whether disinhibition shows similar relations with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CD) symptomatology among male and female adolescents. The mixed-incentive or punishment condition of Newman's go/no-go task was administered to 172 adolescents. As expected, ADHD symptoms in boys and girls were predictive of disinhibition (i.e., commission errors) in the mixed-incentive but not punishment condition. Also consistent with expectations, CD symptoms in boys were predictive of disinhibition in the mixed-incentive but not punishment condition. In contrast, CD symptoms in girls were not predictive of disinhibition in either condition. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for understanding sex differences in the etiology of ADHD and CD.
AB - This study examined whether disinhibition shows similar relations with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CD) symptomatology among male and female adolescents. The mixed-incentive or punishment condition of Newman's go/no-go task was administered to 172 adolescents. As expected, ADHD symptoms in boys and girls were predictive of disinhibition (i.e., commission errors) in the mixed-incentive but not punishment condition. Also consistent with expectations, CD symptoms in boys were predictive of disinhibition in the mixed-incentive but not punishment condition. In contrast, CD symptoms in girls were not predictive of disinhibition in either condition. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for understanding sex differences in the etiology of ADHD and CD.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.111.4.659
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.111.4.659
M3 - Article
C2 - 12428779
AN - SCOPUS:0036829705
VL - 111
SP - 659
EP - 664
IS - 4
ER -