Brief Report: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Working Memory Intervention for Preschoolers Displaying ADHD Symptoms.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-paced digital working memory (WM) intervention on preschoolers with ADHD symptoms and explore the relation between WM and time perception (TP) through a randomized controlled trial. Method: Fifty preschoolers between four-to-six years of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 55; no. 10; pp. 3765 - 3777
Autores principales: Zheng, Que, Shum, Kathy Kar-man
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2025
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          Zheng, Que
          Shum, Kathy Kar-man
        affil: https://ror.org/02zhqgq86 Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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          Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Therapy
          Digital Health
          Children with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors
          Memory, Short Term Evaluation
          Time
          Cognition Evaluation
          Treatment Outcomes
          Human
          Hong Kong
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Child, Preschool
          Child
          Comparative Studies
          Emotions
          Social Skills
          Academic Performance
          Scales
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          Chi Square Test
          Analysis of Covariance
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Paired T-Tests
          Male
          Female
          Chinese Persons
          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
          Child: 6-12 years
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      ab: Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-paced digital working memory (WM) intervention on preschoolers with ADHD symptoms and explore the relation between WM and time perception (TP) through a randomized controlled trial. Method: Fifty preschoolers between four-to-six years of age (M = 4.93 years) were randomly assigned to three groups: a WM training group (WM; n = 14), a social-emotional (SE) training active control group (n = 15), and a waitlist control group (n = 21). Both the WM and SE groups received fifteen 10-min self-paced digital training sessions over five consecutive weeks. Results: The digital WM training was effective in improving children's digit span performance compared to the waitlist control group only. Within-group comparisons across two time points indicated a near-significant improvement in numeration and trends of reduced ADHD symptoms and improved TP tasks in the WM group at the post-test, but between-group differences were not observed. Conclusion: The study showed limited effects of the WM training on preschoolers displaying ADHD symptoms. However, the results implied an association between working memory and time perception that awaits further investigation.
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