Sustained attention and inhibitory control: age and sex related difference in children and adolescents using a CPT with distracting events.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The study investigates age and sex-related differences in sustained attention and inhibitory control in a sample of children and adolescents using a continuous performance test with distractor events. In addition, the impact of distractors on sustained attention and inhibitory control is explored.

Methods

The study included 479 individuals aged 6-17 years and analyzed four indices, namely omission, timing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.

Results

Results revealed that both sustained attention and hyperactivity show age-related changes into adolescence, whereas impulsivity shows age-related changes only in the 6-12 age range, with no differences observed from 13 to 17. Sex differences emerged in inhibitory control: impulsivity remained consistently lower in

SUBMITTER: Rivella C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406707 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature