Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
Psychology
Sub-Department
College of Arts and Sciences
First Advisor
Scott Decker
Abstract
Differences in brain wave activity during resting states between adults with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been detected with electroencephalography (EEG). However, the relation between these patterns of brain wave activity and a dimensional, self-report measure of ADHD symptoms in male and female college students has never been investigated. The present study aimed to determine whether coherence, a measure of brain wave activity, can predict self-report symptoms of inattentiveness and hyperactivity in male and female college students. The analyses consisted of 14 male and 28 female adults between 18 and 27 years of age. Regression analyses were utilized to determine whether EEG coherence values were related to ADHD Current Symptoms Scale (CSS) scores of inattentiveness and hyperactivity in males and females by including sex as a covariate in the models. The current study found that several coherence measures across all frequency bands could significantly predict symptoms of inattentiveness and hyperactivity in male and female college students, consistent with prior research. Findings from this study provide preliminary evidence for including EEG in diagnostic assessments of ADHD in college settings.
Rights
© 2017, Tayllor Vetter
Recommended Citation
Vetter, T.(2017). The Relation between Quantitative EEG Coherence and Self-Report ADHD Behavior Scale Responses. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4360