Eyes Up, Down, All Around: Mind Wandering and Reading in Adolescents with ADHD

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dc.contributor.advisorClimie, Emma
dc.contributor.authorGray, Christina Maria
dc.contributor.committeememberLenters, Kimberly
dc.contributor.committeememberSchroeder, Meadow
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T15:13:48Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T15:13:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe current study explored the relationships between reading skills and self-reported mind wandering tendencies in adolescents between 13 to 17 years of age with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; n = 14) in comparison to a control group (n = 19). Each adolescent participant completed reading-based tasks, a measure of attention, and self-report measures addressing mind wandering tendencies. Results indicated statistically significant differences in mind wandering tendencies on the Mind Wandering Questionnaire (MWQ) between adolescents with ADHD compared to controls. No statistically significant analyses were yielded between the self-report mind wandering measures and the measure of attention, or between the self-report mind wandering measures and measures of reading skills between groups. These results suggest that additional research investigating the relationships between mind wandering tendencies and reading skills is necessary in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of both constructs in ADHD populations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGray, C. M. (2016). Eyes Up, Down, All Around: Mind Wandering and Reading in Adolescents with ADHD (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26136en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3261
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subjectEducation--Reading
dc.subject.classificationmind wandering tendenciesen_US
dc.subject.classificationreading skillsen_US
dc.subject.classificationAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderen_US
dc.subject.classificationadolescentsen_US
dc.titleEyes Up, Down, All Around: Mind Wandering and Reading in Adolescents with ADHD
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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