A5077414076- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Mind wandering and attention
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Uppsala University
2016-2025
Uppsala University Hospital
2022
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2008-2014
University of Victoria
2008
A cross-sectional study using 92 children aged 6 to 13 years investigated the dimensionality and development of executive functioning. The measures were drawn from developmentally relevant conceptualizations functioning included a go/no-go task, verbal fluency continuous performance Stroop-like hand movements digit span task. Analyses revealed 3 dimensions interpreted as Disinhibition, Speed/arousal, Working memory/Fluency. Age sex differences analyzed for delineated functions, which means...
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with its associated restrictions on daily life, is like a perfect storm for poor mental health and wellbeing. purpose of this study was therefore to examine the impacts COVID-19 wellbeing during ongoing pandemic in Sweden.
Evidence for detrimental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being around world is now accumulating. As it does a next step to understand how such effects can be mitigated, as by studying psychological capacities that may afford people immunity against these impacts. In this study, we explore flexibility (PF) grit potential resilience factors in context COVID-19. Standardized measures depression, anxiety, insomnia well PF (committed action inflexibility) (perseverance...
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate how three different types inhibitory control – interference within task, outside and prepotent response inhibition two working memory verbal spatial would relate early symptoms attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) oppositional defiant (ODD), both concurrently longitudinally. Methods: Seventy‐two preschoolers, 1/3 who had been identified as being at risk for developing ADHD and/or ODD, completed neuropsychological tasks...
This study investigated infant predictors of early cognitive and emotional self-regulation from an intrinsic caregiving environmental perspective. Sustained attention, reactive aspects temperament, maternal sensitivity were assessed at 10 months (n = 124) (including executive functions, EF, emotion regulation) was 18 months. The results indicated that sustained attention predicted which provide empirical support for the hierarchical framework EF development, advocating as a foundation...
Abstract The main aim of this study was to investigate the developmental course motor response inhibition and execution as measured by stop-signal task in a population-based sample 525 4- 12-year-olds. A further aspiration enhance limited knowledge on how various measures relate ADHD behaviors normal sample. We also wanted contribute theoretical understanding examining relations between performance tasks reflecting other aspects execution. Our results showed that ability inhibit well execute...
It has been proposed that executive functions develop in a hierarchical fashion, such early, simple abilities seen already during the first year of life become increasingly coordinated with development, thereby enabling emergence more complex abilities. Although this model received support from empirical studies comparing function task performance across age groups, necessary longitudinal taking an individual differences perspective on development is missing. In addition, stresses importance...
This study examined the contributions of several important domains functioning to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and conduct problems. Specifically, we investigated whether cognitive inhibition, emotion regulation, emotionality, disorganized attachment made independent specific these externalizing behaviour problems from a multiple pathways perspective. The included laboratory measures inhibition in 184 typically developing children (M age = 6 years, 10 months, SD...
To estimate specific proximal and distal effects of COVID-19-related restrictions on families children’s adjustment problems, we conducted a six-site international study. In total, 2516 parents from Australia, China, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, States America living with young child (Mage = 5.77, SD 1.10, range 3 to 8 years, 47.9% female) completed an online survey between April July 2020. The included Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire family risk factors (parent distress,...
In a sample of 92 children aged 6–13 years this study investigates the normal developmental change in relation between executive functioning (EF) and core behavioural symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (hyperactivity/impulsivity inattention) as well often co-occurring childhood (conduct- internalizing problems). EF was assessed by using multiple tests grouped through prior factor analysis, resulting cognitive measures relating to disinhibition,...
This study examines differences between children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder combined type (ADHD-C) and normal controls on verbal visuospatial working-memory (WM) tasks. The extent to which WM deficits in ADHD-C are independent of impaired inhibitory control was also examined. Two groups 7- 12-year-old boys participated this study. first group included 31 diagnosed ADHD-C, the second 34 without ADHD. Various tasks two tasks—prepotent response inhibition interference...
Using a population-based sample consisting of 401 6- to 12-year-olds, this study examined normative age and sex distributions on motor activity as measured in an actigraphic-based motion tracking system (MTS) attention-related functions derived from Continuous Performance Test (CPT). Specific objectives were present new knowledge age-related change effects changes CPT performance function time task. Further, continuous relations between the two ADHD symptom domains activity, importantly,...
The present study investigated whether the Childhood Executive Function Inventory (CHEXI) can discriminate between young children fulfilling diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and normally developing children. Unlike other executive function rating instruments, CHEXI focuses specifically on inhibitory control working memory, without including items that overlap with of ADHD. was found to very well ADHD children, also when controlling effect IQ...
The role of working memory (WM) and inhibition in mental set shifting was examined from an individual difference perspective children aged 5–14 years ( N = 117). Using the Hearts Flowers task rationale present study to directly test theoretical assumption that shifiting childhood primarily builds on WM inhibitory processes. Theoretical predictions about demands congruent incongruent conditions were also considered because these blocks underlie relevant measures shifting. findings show both...
Finding psychological factors that can reduce the substantial impact of COVID-19 on mental and physical health is important. Here we replicate expand a previous study regarding role flexibility (PF) in this context. We employed comprehensive well validated measure PF examined its relation to outcomes persistent post symptoms. 1174 participants completed standardized measures depression, anxiety, insomnia Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI), reported presence symptoms...
As adolescents leave high school, plans for the future are of great importance. Future orientation reflects positive thoughts regarding further education, employment, and family life. While has been found to affect behavior problems, influence problems on is mainly unknown. Positive parent-child peer relations may boost outlooks, but interplay social remains be studied.
Objective: Using a 4-year longitudinal design, we evaluated two hypotheses based on developmental executive function (EF) hierarchy accounts in sample of children with externalizing problems. Method: The participants performed EF tasks when they were between 8 and 12 years ( M = 9.93), again approximately 4 later 15 13.36). Results: Inhibition middle childhood predicted working memory (WM) later. Further, deficits inhibition sustained attention more prominent rather than late childhood,...
Objective: The role of heterogeneous self-regulation deficits in ADHD has long been emphasized. Yet, longitudinal studies examining distinct processes as prospective predictors developmental change symptoms spanning wide periods are scarce. aim the current study was to examine affective and cognitive from preschool adolescence a sample with one third children being at risk for developing an and/or ODD diagnosis. Method: At 5 years laboratory measures hot cool executive function (EF) parental...
Objectives Mind‐wandering (MW) is a commonly experienced phenomenon, characterized by focus of attention drifting away from the present situation to intrinsically originated thoughts. Studies in adults show that MW related ADHD symptoms, but this association understudied children. We set out investigate associations children with and without simultaneously validate self‐report Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) Design used cross‐sectional, correlational, design examine research...
Children with brain tumors are at high risk of neurocognitive decline after radiotherapy (RT). However, there is a lack studies on how RT doses to organs (OARs) impacts neurocognition. The aim this study was examine dose-risk relationships for mean dose different structures important networks. We explored previously established OARs and potentially new OARs.A sample 44 pediatric tumor survivors who had received proton and/or photon were included. Correlations between IQ analyzed. Previously...