Does Parent-Rated Neurocognitive Functioning of Children with ADHD Moderate the Effects of Different Behavioral Parent Training Techniques? A Randomized Controlled Microtrial
Abstract
The effectiveness of behavioral parent training (BPT) techniques for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may vary across individuals. Using a microtrial, we studied whether parent-ratings of child “hot” and “cool” executive functions moderated effects of stimulus-control (antecedent-based) versus contingency-management (consequent-based) techniques on child behavioral difficulties. Parents of 92 children with ADHD were randomly assigned to antecedent-based training, consequent-based training or waitlist. Results indicated that consequent-based techniques were particularly effective for children with lower arousal regulation and higher reward responsivity, while antecedent-based techniques were most effective for children with lower sensitivity to aversive stimuli. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
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BibTeX
@misc{doffer2026does,
title = {{Does Parent-Rated Neurocognitive Functioning of Children with ADHD Moderate the Effects of Different Behavioral Parent Training Techniques? A Randomized Controlled Microtrial}},
author = {Dominique P.A. Doffer and Barbara van den Hoofdakker and Tycho Dekkers and Rianne Hornstra and Marjolein Luman and Saskia van der Oord},
howpublished = {PsyArXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.31234/osf.io/jsqvm_v1},
url = {https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/jsqvm_v1/},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Does Parent-Rated Neurocognitive Functioning of Children with ADHD Moderate the Effects of Different Behavioral Parent Training Techniques? A Randomized Controlled Microtrial
AU - Dominique P.A. Doffer
AU - Barbara van den Hoofdakker
AU - Tycho Dekkers
AU - Rianne Hornstra
AU - Marjolein Luman
AU - Saskia van der Oord
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/04
PB - PsyArXiv
DO - 10.31234/osf.io/jsqvm_v1
UR - https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/jsqvm_v1/
AB - The effectiveness of behavioral parent training (BPT) techniques for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may vary across individuals. Using a microtrial, we studied whether parent-ratings of child “hot” and “cool” executive functions moderated effects of stimulus-control (antecedent-based) versus contingency-management (consequent-based) techniques on child behavioral difficulties. Parents of 92 children with ADHD were randomly assigned to antecedent-based training, consequent-based training or waitlist. Results indicated that consequent-based techniques were particularly effective for children with lower arousal regulation and higher reward responsivity, while antecedent-based techniques were most effective for children with lower sensitivity to aversive stimuli. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
ER -