Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of development of executive function as the emergence of a …

Researchers often study constructs that are conceptually and/or empirically related, but
distinct (ie,“sibling constructs”). In social-personality psychology, as well as psychology more …

While there is a clear link between impairments of executive functions (EFs), ie cognitive
control mechanisms that facilitate goal-directed behavior, and speech problems, it is so far …

Recently, increasing efforts have been made to define and measure dimensional
phenotypes associated with psychiatric disorders. One example is a probabilistic reward …

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is strongly associated
with psychiatric comorbidity and functional impairment. Here, we aimed to use a newly …

Abstract Classification of Problematic Use of the Internet (PUI) remains contentious, and
differing conceptualisations define PUI as a behavioural addiction, an impulse-control …

Research on executive function in early childhood has flourished in recent years. Much of
this work is premised on a view of executive function development as the emergence of a set …

Recently, increasing efforts have been made to define and measure dimensional
phenotypes associated with psychiatric disorders. One example is an implicit reward …

Problematic Use of the Internet (PUI) is an emerging global mental health issue to which
university students appear particularly vulnerable. This thesis uses data-driven …

Though humans are universally social, we vary considerably in our ability and motivation to
form and maintain relationships. One approach to explaining this variation looks to identify …