The Influence of Metacognitive Strategies on the Improvement of Reaction Inhibition Processes in Children with ADHD

Natalia Kajka and Agnieszka Kulik
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Natalia Kajka: Department of Psychotherapy and Health Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Agnieszka Kulik: Department of Psychotherapy and Health Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: Background: Low response inhibition underlies attention disorders and hyperactivity. The aim of this study is to check whether these processes will be strengthened by three months of training with metacognitive strategies. Methodology: Forty-five schoolchildren took part in an experimental study ( M = 10.41; SD = 1.42). Each child had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The participants were randomly assigned into three groups: the first group was tested for the effect of Mind Maps; the second group, for the effect of Sketchnoting, while the third group was assigned the role of a Control group. All of the groups were examined with the Loud Subtraction 7 test (LS7T) with a distractor before and after the training. Results: Analysis with the Wilcoxon test showed that children with ADHD made significantly fewer errors in the LS7 Test in the second measurement in the Mind Maps group ( M 1 = 7.45; SD 1 = 4.07; M 2 = 5.76; SD 2 = 4.68; p = 0.02). In the remaining groups, there were no statistically significant differences in the average number of errors made. Conclusions: Mind Maps are an effective metacognitive strategy. Regular use of this method strengthens the inhibition of children with ADHD in this study. It can complement the existing forms of support for the child.

Keywords: ADHD; reaction inhibition processes; metacognitive training; Mind Maps; Sketchnoting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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