Abstract
This study presents the executive disruption model (EDM) of tinnitus distress and subsequently validates it statistically using two independent datasets (the Construction Dataset: n = 96 and the Validation Dataset: n = 200). The conceptual EDM was first operationalised as a structural causal model (construction phase). Then multiple regression was used to examine the effect of executive functioning on tinnitus-related distress (validation phase), adjusting for the additional contributions of hearing threshold and psychological distress. For both datasets, executive functioning negatively predicted tinnitus distress score by a similar amount (the Construction Dataset: β = −3.50, p = 0.13 and the Validation Dataset: β = −3.71, p = 0.02). Theoretical implications and applications of the EDM are subsequently discussed; these include the predictive nature of executive functioning in the development of distressing tinnitus, and the clinical utility of the EDM.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1006349 |
Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Feb 2023 |
Keywords
- cognition
- executive function
- tinnitus
- tinnitus distress
- tinnitus severity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology