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Functioning, Attention, Risky Behavior, and Menstruation (FARM)
Functioning, Attention, Risky Behavior, and Menstruation (FARM)
Current literature suggests that symptoms of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) fluctuate in response to hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle and across all stages of a woman's reproductive lifespan. This study aims to examine associations between symptoms of ADHD and related behaviors and phases of the menstrual cycle in a sample of female college students with ADHD, with a specific focus on measures of executive/cognitive functioning, emotion regulation, and risky behavior. Findings have clear implications for interventions designed specifically to help reduce ADHD-related impairments across the phases of the menstrual cycle.
Youth Emotions and Social Functioning (YES)
Youth Emotions and Social Functioning (YES)
Irritability, defined as a proneness to anger in response to frustration, has been shown to be associated with social impairments in adolescents. We are interested in learning more about why this happens. This study examines how real-time responses to frustrating social interactions and adolescents' ability to understand emotions in themselves and others, impact their social functioning. During one visit, teens will complete several tasks while we also gather information about their heart rate and other bodily responses. These data will help us to better understand how irritability impacts social functioning, and to develop novel procedures to examine responses to frustration during adolescents' everyday lives.
No Longer Recruiting
No Longer Recruiting
Mothers Taking on Tantrums (MTOTS)
Mothers Taking on Tantrums (MTOTS)
Impairing emotional outbursts (IEOs) are often the primary reason that families seek mental health treatment for their child. Parents often struggle to respond effectively to their child’s IEOs and this may be due to heightened emotional responses or poor cognitive control. The aim of this study is to examine how characteristics of the mother including emotional flooding, ADHD symptoms, and executive functioning, as well as household chaos, may impact strategies that mothers use in response to their child’s IEOs. Study findings have clear implications for interventions designed to help mothers respond more effectively to their child to reduce these impairing behaviors.
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