The SWAN Captures Variance at the Negative and Positive Ends of the ADHD Symptom Dimension

Anne B Arnett; Bruce F Pennington; Angela Friend; Erik G Willcutt; Brian J Byrne; Stefan Samuelsson; Richard K Olson

doi:10.1177/1087054711427399

The SWAN Captures Variance at the Negative and Positive Ends of the ADHD Symptom Dimension

Anne B Arnett
, Bruce F Pennington
, Angela Friend
, Erik G Willcutt
, Brian J Byrne
, Stefan Samuelsson
, Richard K Olson

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Objective: The Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior (SWAN) Rating Scale differs from previous parent reports of ADHD in that it was designed to also measure variability at the positive end of the symptom spectrum. Method: The psychometric properties of the SWAN were tested and compared with an established measure of ADHD, the Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale (DBRS). Results: The SWAN demonstrates comparable validity, reliability, and heritability to the DBRS. Furthermore, plots of the SWAN and DBRS reveal heteroscedasticity, which supports the SWAN as a preferred measure of positive attention and impulse regulation behaviors. Conclusion: The ability of the SWAN to measure additional variance at the adaptive end of the ADHD symptom dimensions makes it a promising tool for behavioral genetic studies of ADHD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	152-162
Journal	Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054711427399
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
Computer Perception, Memory and Attention
Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks

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