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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Adolescent Sleepiness Moderates the Relationship between Symptoms of ADHD and Mind-Wandering

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Developmental

  • Jamie Flannery
    University of Notre Dame, Indiana
  • Dawn Gondoli
    University of Notre Dame
  • Kathryn Ralph
    University of Notre Dame
  • Bradley Gibson
    University of Notre Dame
  • Monica Perez
    University of Notre Dame
  • Natalie Ehret
    University of Notre Dame

Abstract

In a sample of adolescents, sleep moderated the relationship between symptoms of ADHD and mind-wandering. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that when sleepiness was high, mind-wandering was the same regardless of ADHD symptoms. However, when sleepiness was moderate to low, higher levels of ADHD symptoms were associated with more mind-wandering.

Adolescent