Time perception in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Does task matter? A meta-analysis study

Vahid Nejati; Samira Yazdani

doi:10.1080/09297049.2020.1712347

Time perception in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Does task matter? A meta-analysis study

Child Neuropsychol. 2020 Oct;26(7):900-916. doi: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1712347. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

Authors

Vahid Nejati¹, Samira Yazdani²

Affiliations

¹ Psychology Department, Shahid Beheshti University , Tehran, Iran.
² Psychology Department, Tehran University , Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 32757699
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1712347

Abstract

We aimed to assess the effects of the nature of the task on time perception deficit (TPD) in children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The inconsistent results from 12 studies in children with ADHD revealed that the problem of time estimation was more obvious in prospective tasks in long-duration intervals. The modality is not a decisive factor. Only two studies reported the subtypes of ADHD that showed TPD in all subtypes. Children with ADHD have difficulties in time perception (TP). The problem is obvious in different types of modality including visual and auditory, in different types of task time estimation, time reproduction, and especially in longer duration.

Keywords: Attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); delay discounting; modality; time estimation; time perception.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Review

MeSH terms

Attention / physiology*
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / complications*
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology
Child
Delay Discounting*
Female
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Prospective Studies
Psychomotor Performance*
Time Factors
Time Perception*