Delay and reward choice in ADHD: an experimental test of the role of delay aversion

Rafaela Marco; Ana Miranda; Wolff Schlotz; Amanda Melia; Aisling Mulligan; Ueli Müller; Penny Andreou; Louise Butler; Hanna Christiansen; Isabel Gabriels; Sheera Medad; Bjorn Albrecht; Henrik Uebel; Phillip Asherson; Tobias Banaschewski; Michael Gill; Jonna Kuntsi; Fernando Mulas; Robert Oades; Herbert Roeyers; Hans-Christoph Steinhausen; Aribert Rothenberger; Stephen V Faraone; Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke

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Delay and reward choice in ADHD: an experimental test of the role of delay aversion

Rafaela Marco, Ana Miranda, Wolff Schlotz, Amanda Melia, Aisling Mulligan, Ueli Müller, Penny Andreou, Louise Butler, Hanna Christiansen, Isabel Gabriels, Sheera Medad, Bjorn Albrecht, Henrik Uebel, Phillip Asherson, Tobias Banaschewski, Michael Gill, Jonna Kuntsi, Fernando Mulas, Robert Oades, Herbert RoeyersHans-Christoph Steinhausen, Aribert Rothenberger, Stephen V Faraone, Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke

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Abstract

Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) choose smaller sooner (SS) over larger later (LL) rewards more than controls. Here we assess the contributions of impulsive drive for immediate rewards (IDIR) and delay aversion (DAv) to this pattern. We also explore the characteristics of, and the degree of familiality in, ADHD SS responders. We had 360 ADHD probands; 349 siblings and 112 controls (aged between 6 to 17 years) chose between SS (1 point after 2 s) and LL reward (2 points after 30 s) outcomes on the Maudsley Index of Delay Aversion (Kuntsi, Oosterlaan, & Stevenson, 2001): Under one condition SS choice led to less overall trial delay under another it did not. ADHD participants chose SS more than controls under both conditions. This effect was larger when SS choice reduced trial delay. ADHD SS responders were younger, had lower IQ, more conduct disorder and had siblings who were more likely to be SS responders themselves. The results support a dual component model in which both IDIR and DAv contribute to SS choice in ADHD. SS choice may be a marker of an ADHD motivational subtype.

Original language	English
Journal	Neuropsychology
Volume	23
Pages (from-to)	367-80
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0894-4105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014914
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent
Analysis of Variance
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Case-Control Studies
Child
Choice Behavior
Female
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Logistic Models
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychomotor Performance
Reaction Time
Reward
Siblings
Time Factors

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Marco, R., Miranda, A., Schlotz, W., Melia, A., Mulligan, A., Müller, U., Andreou, P., Butler, L., Christiansen, H., Gabriels, I., Medad, S., Albrecht, B., Uebel, H., Asherson, P., Banaschewski, T., Gill, M., Kuntsi, J., Mulas, F., Oades, R., ... Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. (2009). Delay and reward choice in ADHD: an experimental test of the role of delay aversion. Neuropsychology, 23, 367-80. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014914

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Delay and reward choice in ADHD: an experimental test of the role of delay aversion

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