An Investigation into the Relationship Among ADHD Symptomatology, Creativity, and Neuropsychological Functioning in Children

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dc.contributor.authorHealey, D.
dc.contributor.authorRucklidge, J.J.
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-12T20:25:47Z
dc.date.available2007-11-12T20:25:47Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThis paper examined the relationship between creativity and ADHD symptomatology. First, the presence of ADHD symptomatology within a creative sample was explored. Secondly, the relationship between cognitive functioning and ADHD symptomatology was examined by comparing four groups, aged 10-12 years: 1) 29 ADHD children without creativity, 2) 12 creative children with ADHD symptomatology, 3) 18 creative children without ADHD symptomatology, and 4) 30 controls. Creativity, intelligence, processing speed, reaction time, working memory, and inhibitory control were measured. Results showed that 40% of the creative children displayed clinically elevated levels of ADHD symptomatology, but none met full criteria for ADHD. With regard to cognitive functioning, both ADHD and creative children with ADHD symptoms had deficits in naming speed, processing speed, and reaction time. For all other cognitive measures the creative group with ADHD symptoms outperformed the ADHD group. These findings have implications for the development and management of creative children.en
dc.identifier.citationHealey, D., Rucklidge, J.J. (2006) An Investigation into the Relationship Among ADHD Symptomatology, Creativity, and Neuropsychological Functioning in Children. Child Neuropsychology, 12(6), pp. 421-438.en
dc.identifier.issn0929-7049
dc.identifier.issn1744-4136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/579
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Psychology.en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a756831396~db=all~order=pageen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectADHDen
dc.subjectcreativityen
dc.subjectbehavioren
dc.subjectcognitive functioningen
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology::380103 Biological psychology (neuropsychology, psychopharmacology, physiological psychology)en
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380300 Cognitive Science::380304 Neurocognitive patterns and neural networksen
dc.titleAn Investigation into the Relationship Among ADHD Symptomatology, Creativity, and Neuropsychological Functioning in Childrenen
dc.typeJournal Article
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