TY - JOUR
T1 - Sluggish cognitive tempo and impairment
T2 - The role of lifestyle factors
AU - Wood, Whitney L.M.
AU - Lewandowski, Lawrence J.
AU - Lovett, Benjamin J.
AU - Antshel, Kevin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to assess whether sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) behaviors were associated with a unique impairment profile for college students after accounting for lifestyle (sleep, substance use, health) and mental health factors (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], anxiety, depression). A general sample of 910 undergraduate students completed several measures via online survey. Most participants were female (64.9%) and were Caucasian (60.7%), with an average age of 19.41 years. Students who endorsed elevated SCT behaviors reported significantly more impairment compared to students who reported low levels of SCT behaviors. However, regression analyses suggested that SCT behaviors do not account for significant amounts of unique impairment after controlling for related mental health (ADHD, anxiety, depression) and lifestyle variables (sleep, health, substance use). The lack of impairment associated uniquely with SCT behaviors suggests that SCT may serve as a construct underlying many variables, rather than standing independently as a distinct disorder.
AB - The purpose of this study was to assess whether sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) behaviors were associated with a unique impairment profile for college students after accounting for lifestyle (sleep, substance use, health) and mental health factors (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], anxiety, depression). A general sample of 910 undergraduate students completed several measures via online survey. Most participants were female (64.9%) and were Caucasian (60.7%), with an average age of 19.41 years. Students who endorsed elevated SCT behaviors reported significantly more impairment compared to students who reported low levels of SCT behaviors. However, regression analyses suggested that SCT behaviors do not account for significant amounts of unique impairment after controlling for related mental health (ADHD, anxiety, depression) and lifestyle variables (sleep, health, substance use). The lack of impairment associated uniquely with SCT behaviors suggests that SCT may serve as a construct underlying many variables, rather than standing independently as a distinct disorder.
KW - ADHD
KW - impairment
KW - internalizing symptoms
KW - sluggish cognitive tempo
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U2 - 10.1002/pits.22378
DO - 10.1002/pits.22378
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85083446462
SN - 0033-3085
VL - 57
SP - 1171
EP - 1188
JO - Psychology in the Schools
JF - Psychology in the Schools
IS - 7
ER -