Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Dimensions and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms in Relation to College Students’ Sleep Functioning

@article{Becker2014AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDD,
  title={Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Dimensions and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Symptoms in Relation to College Students’ Sleep Functioning},
  author={Stephen P. Becker and Aaron M. Luebbe and Joshua M. Langberg},
  journal={Child Psychiatry \& Human Development},
  year={2014},
  volume={45},
  pages={675-685}
}
This study examined separate inattentive, hyperactive, and impulsive dimensions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms, in relation to college students’ sleep functioning. Participants were 288 college students (ages 17–24; 65 % female; 90 % non-Hispanic White; 12 % self-reported having an ADHD diagnoses) who completed measures of ADHD/SCT symptoms and sleep functioning. Participants reported obtaining an average of 6.8 h of sleep… 
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  • 2020
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