Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jacob T. Fisher, Frederic R. Hopp, Yibei Chen, Rene Weber
Summary: Media multitasking is prevalent in developed countries. Studies have found a small and diverse relationship between media multitasking and attention problems, such as ADHD symptoms. This research aims to uncover the network structure of media multitasking behaviors and their relation to ADHD symptoms. The results suggest that individuals with greater ADHD severity tend to have more densely connected multitasking networks and different patterns of node centrality. This study contributes to a better understanding of how individual differences in media multitasking habits impact attention and cognition.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Muhammad Faheem, Waqas Akram, Hadiqa Akram, Mahtab Ahmad Khan, Faheem Ahmed Siddiqui, Imtiaz Majeed
Summary: ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that starts from childhood and lasts through adulthood. It has been historically considered as a male dominant disorder, but research now emphasizes that it also affects females equally. Studies reveal gender differences in ADHD prevalence and effects in adults, with males having a higher prevalence but females also experiencing significant impairment, particularly in social functioning, time perception, stress tackling, and mood disorder.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Sonja Stojanovski, Shannon E. Scratch, Benjamin T. Dunkley, Russell Schachar, Anne L. Wheeler
Summary: This review summarizes existing studies on new attention problems and ADHD following TBI in children, highlighting important risk factors and comorbidities. Research suggests that children with more severe injuries, early childhood injuries, or preinjury adaptive functioning problems, as well as both sexes, appear to be equally vulnerable to developing new ADHD and attention issues. Further research is needed to understand if mild TBIs increase risk and what brain abnormalities are associated with these problems.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Zhang Hao, Chen He, Yuan Ziqian, Liao Haotian, Li Xiaoli
Summary: Neurofeedback training using individual beta rhythm was validated as an effective intervention for children with ADHD. Individualized training showed better outcomes in improving attention and behavioral features.
COGNITIVE NEURODYNAMICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Alejandro A. Arca, Mustapha Mouloua, Peter A. Hancock
Summary: This study investigated the impact of individual differences, attention, and memory deficits on distracted driving. Participants completed questionnaires, tasks, indices, and driving scenarios to evaluate these impacts. Results showed that ADHD diagnosis, traffic density, and distraction type all had significant effects on driving performance, secondary task performance, and workload.
Article
Psychiatry
Xia Huang, Hui-Qin Li, Alan Simpson, Jia-Jun Xu, Wan-Jie Tang, Yuan-Yuan Li
Summary: This study aimed to understand the differences in scores among fathers, mothers, and teachers when using the SNAP-IV scale and explore the differences in scoring results under different scoring methods. The results showed differences in scores among the three groups, and the differences showed inconsistent trends across different subscales. The familiarity of parents and teachers with the patients did not affect the differences in their scores, and comprehensive considerations should be made from both the scorer and symptom dimensions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Education, Special
Kayleigh Kangas-Dick, Marla R. Brassard, Laudan B. Jahromi, R. Douglas Greer
Summary: Few studies have examined the relationship between attention problems (AP) and observed parenting in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD and elevated AP had lower verbal ability and mothers reported more stress. The relationship between AP and parenting behavior was mediated by parenting stress, and it varied according to child verbal ability. These findings have practical implications for intervention.
FOCUS ON AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Franziska Koder, Curtis Sharma, Sarah Cameron, Maria Garraffa
Summary: This systematic review finds that bilingualism does not have consistent positive or negative effects on attention deficits in adults or children with ADHD. The current research suggests that individuals with ADHD and their families need not worry about learning additional languages negatively impacting their functioning or cognitive performance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Tsz Wing Ivy Lau, Choon Guan Lim, Sanchalika Acharryya, Nikki Lim-Ashworth, Yi Ren Tan, Shuen Sheng Daniel Fung
Summary: Gender differences in ADHD comorbidities exist in the Asian clinical population, with females showing less externalizing symptoms but more depressive symptoms compared to males. Socioeconomic status and parental use of physical punishment were significant predictors of internalizing and externalizing problems. More research is needed to improve the detection of ADHD in females and understand the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying gender differences in ADHD.
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Masaru Tanaka, Ryoichi Nakashima, Kentaro Hiromitsu, Hiroshi Imamizu
Summary: Mindfulness meditation is increasingly used for clinical treatment and well-being, with its fundamental benefit being enhanced attention control. The effects of meditation methods on attention functions depend on the individual's traits related to mindfulness and sometimes may not have an impact on attention functions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lily Gabay, Pazia Miller, Nelly Alia-Klein, Monica P. Lewin
Summary: Evening chronotype students with ADHD symptoms perform worse in attention tasks in the morning, possibly due to their misaligned circadian rhythms.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Masha Y. Ivanova, Thomas M. Achenbach, Lori Turner, Fredrik Almqvist, Ivan Begovac, Niels Bilenberg, Hector Bird, Anders G. Broberg, Mery A. Cordova Calderon, Myriam Chahed, Hoang-Minh Dang, Anca Dobrean, Mandred Dopfner, Nese Erol, Maria Forns, Halldor S. Gudmundsson, Helga Hannesdottir, Nohelia Hewitt-Ramirez, Yasuko Kanbayashi, Suyen Karki, Hans M. Koot, Michael C. Lambert, Patrick Leung, Dorcas N. Magai, Alfio Maggiolini, Christa Winkler Metzke, Asghar Minaei, Marina Monzani da Rocha, Paulo A. S. Moreira, Mesfin S. Mulatu, Torunn Stene Novik, Kyung Ja Oh, Djaouida Petot, Jean-Michel Petot, Cecilia Pisa, Rolando Pomalima, Alexandra Roussos, Vlasta Rudan, Michael G. Sawyer, Mimoza Shahini, Zeynep Simsek, Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Frank C. Verhulst, Sheila Weintraub, Bahr Weiss, Tomasz Wolanczyk, Eugene Yuqing Zhang, Nelly Zilber, Rita Zukauskiene
Summary: This study analyzed self-ratings of adolescents from different cultural backgrounds and found that individual differences accounted for a larger proportion of variance in problem and strength ratings compared to societal and cultural differences. This highlights the importance of considering individual differences in clinical assessment.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Matthew T. McBee, Rebecca J. Brand, Wallace E. Dixon
Summary: The study found that only 19.6% of models showed a significant relationship between early childhood television exposure and later attention problems, with most of the models' analytical choices being questionable.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Rickard Ahlberg, E. Du Rietz, E. Ahnemark, L. M. Andersson, T. Werner-Kiechle, P. Lichtenstein, H. Larsson, M. Garcia-Argibay
Summary: Studies have shown that individuals with ADHD are more likely to experience functional impairments in social and occupational settings, but there is limited evidence on real-life instability. It is also unclear if these impairments differ across sex and throughout adulthood.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
James D. Kean, Luke A. Downey, Jerome Sarris, Jordy Kaufman, Andrea Zangara, Con Stough
Summary: This study investigated the effectiveness of Bacopa monnieri extract in reducing inattention and hyperactivity in young children. The findings suggest that the extract may have cognitive, mood, and sleep benefits in children aged 6 to 14 years, although it did not improve behavioral outcomes. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Communication
Teun Siebers, Ine Beyens, J. Loes Pouwels, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: The study found a positive association between social media use and distraction among adolescents, with this association differing between individuals. Most adolescents showed a positive correlation, while a small percentage showed no correlation or negative correlation. Additionally, the impact of social media use on distraction was slightly stronger than the impact of distraction on subsequent social media use.
Review
Communication
Patti M. Valkenburg, Irene I. van Driel, Ine Beyens
Summary: This review aimed to investigate the relationship between active and passive social media use and well-being, but found that most studies did not support the hypothesized associations. Time spent on social media may be too broad to lead to meaningful conclusions, and future studies should consider characteristics of social media content, senders, and receivers.
NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tim Verbeij, J. Loes Pouwels, Ine Beyens, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: Research shows that self-reported measures of time spent with social media have poor convergent validity compared to objective digital trace measures. This study examined the comparative predictive validity of self-reported and digital trace measures of social media time among 159 adolescents, and found that self-reports had comparable predictive validity to digital trace measures. This has important implications for future research using self-reported measures of social media time.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: Research on the impact of social media use on wellbeing and ill-being has grown significantly in recent years. However, different meta-analyses have produced conflicting findings regarding the associations between social media use and happiness or depression. This umbrella review aims to explain the discrepancies, summarize the research gaps, and provide recommendations for future studies.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Patti Valkenburg, Ine Beyens, Adrian Meier, Mariek Vanden Abeele
Summary: The effect of social media use on well-being is a hotly debated topic in academia and society. However, existing research has not reached a consensus on the impact of social media on well-being.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Communication
Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, Francette L. Broekman
Summary: This study investigated the impact of app design features on app usability and subsequent learning for Dutch children aged 4-5 years old. The results showed that the features influenced app usability, but had limited explanation for learning outcomes.
JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA
(2022)
Article
Communication
Amber van der Wal, J. Loes Pouwels, Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: Humorous media entertainment plays a significant role in the daily lives of adolescents and can impact behavior, specifically real-life aggression. This study found that during early adolescence, boys show a higher preference for shows with disparaging and slapstick humor, but over the course of adolescence, both boys and girls increasingly prefer shows with coping humor, while girls reduce their preference for shows with disparaging and slapstick humor. These preferences are unrelated to adolescent aggression.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ine Beyens, Loes Keijsers, Sarah M. Coyne
Summary: One of the key challenges for parents is to manage the impact of social media on adolescents' well-being. Media-specific parenting actions can help reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms caused by social media use.
CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Communication
Irene I. van Driel, Anastasia Giachanou, J. Loes Pouwels, Laura Boeschoten, Ine Beyens, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: Studies on the effects of social media use mainly rely on measuring the time spent on social media. However, scholars now seek more insights by examining the activities and content people engage with. Data Download Packages (DDPs) offer a promising method to collect timestamped and content-based information about social media use. This paper discusses the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of collecting and analyzing DDPs, providing guidance for future researchers.
COMMUNICATION METHODS AND MEASURES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Teun Siebers, Ine Beyens, J. Loes Pouwels, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: While most adolescents experience social media-related distraction, the factors leading to individual differences in distraction remain unknown. Both connectivity and disconnectivity factors failed to explain the heterogeneity in social media-related distraction, indicating that social media is a powerful distractor many adolescents struggle with.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Communication
Adrian Meier, Ine Beyens, Teun Siebers, J. Loes Pouwels, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: There is a concern that adolescents' social media use, especially via smartphones, leads to task delay. This study examines within-person and person-specific associations of automatic social media use and mobile phone checking frequency with each other and task delay. Findings show that more automatic social media use and more frequent phone checking are associated with more task delay, but these associations are significant for only a minority of adolescents.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Communication
Robyn Vanherle, Ine Beyens, Kathleen Beullens
Summary: This study found that exposure to friend-focused alcohol posts on social media increased the likelihood of adolescents drinking, while alcohol-focused posts did not have the same effect. Age also played a role in modulating this effect.
Article
Communication
Teun Siebers, Ine Beyens, Patti M. Valkenburg
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between two smartphone usage patterns (fragmented and sticky smartphone use) and distraction and task delay. The findings showed that overall, adolescents felt more distracted when their smartphone use was more fragmented or sticky. Additionally, some adolescents experienced task delay when their smartphone use was more fragmented or sticky.
MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
(2023)
