Dagmar Van Liefferinge1, Edmund Sonuga-Barke2,3, Marina Danckaerts4,5, Kirill Fayn6, Nady Van Broeck1, Saskia van der Oord1,7,8. 1. Research Group Clinical Psychology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 2. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. 3. UK Institute for Disorders of Impulse and Attention, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. 4. Department of Neurosciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leuven, Belgium. 5. University Psychiatric Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 6. Research Group Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, Leuven, Belgium. 7. Developmental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 8. Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Emotional lability (EL) is an important trans-diagnostic concept that is associated with significant functional impairment in childhood and adolescence. EL is typically measured with questionnaires, although little is known about the ecological validity of these ratings. In this paper, we undertook 2 studies addressing this issue by examining the relationship between rating-based measures of EL and directly measured emotional expressions and experiences. Furthermore, the associations between directly measured emotional expressions and experiences and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology were also examined, given the clear association of EL with ADHD in former research. METHODS: In Study 1, we examined the relationship between parental report of children's EL and ADHD, and children's emotional expressions in an experimental context (N = 67). In Study 2, we examined the relationship between parental ratings and real-time measures of emotional experiences in daily life in adolescents (N = 65). RESULTS: EL ratings were associated with different elements of real-time emotional experiences and expressions. Elements of emotional expressions but not emotional experiences were also associated with ADHD symptom reports. CONCLUSIONS: These studies provide evidence for the ecological validity of EL ratings. Furthermore, they add evidence for the associations between EL and ADHD.
OBJECTIVES: Emotional lability (EL) is an important trans-diagnostic concept that is associated with significant functional impairment in childhood and adolescence. EL is typically measured with questionnaires, although little is known about the ecological validity of these ratings. In this paper, we undertook 2 studies addressing this issue by examining the relationship between rating-based measures of EL and directly measured emotional expressions and experiences. Furthermore, the associations between directly measured emotional expressions and experiences and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology were also examined, given the clear association of EL with ADHD in former research. METHODS: In Study 1, we examined the relationship between parental report of children's EL and ADHD, and children's emotional expressions in an experimental context (N = 67). In Study 2, we examined the relationship between parental ratings and real-time measures of emotional experiences in daily life in adolescents (N = 65). RESULTS: EL ratings were associated with different elements of real-time emotional experiences and expressions. Elements of emotional expressions but not emotional experiences were also associated with ADHD symptom reports. CONCLUSIONS: These studies provide evidence for the ecological validity of EL ratings. Furthermore, they add evidence for the associations between EL and ADHD.
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