The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression

Clarke, Nathan A.; Akeroyd, Michael A.; Henshaw, Helen; Hall, Deborah A.; Mohamad, Wan Najibah Wan; Hoare, Derek J.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1006349

The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression

Clarke, Nathan A.; Akeroyd, Michael A.; Henshaw, Helen; Hall, Deborah A.; Mohamad, Wan Najibah Wan; Hoare, Derek J.

Authors

Nathan A. Clarke

Professor MICHAEL AKEROYD MICHAEL.AKEROYD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Hearing Sciences

HELEN HENSHAW HELEN.HENSHAW@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Principal Research Fellow

Deborah A. Hall

Wan Najibah Wan Mohamad

DEREK HOARE derek.hoare@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Hearing Sciences

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.

Citation

Clarke, N. A., Akeroyd, M. A., Henshaw, H., Hall, D. A., Mohamad, W. N. W., & Hoare, D. J. (2023). The executive disruption model of tinnitus distress: Model validation in two independent datasets using factor score regression. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1006349. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1006349

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jan 6, 2023
Online Publication Date	Feb 10, 2023
Publication Date	Feb 10, 2023
Deposit Date	Feb 17, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Feb 17, 2023
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN	1664-1078
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	14
Article Number	1006349
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1006349
Keywords	Tinnitus, cognition, tinnitus severity, tinnitus distress, executive function
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/17385547
Publisher URL	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1006349/full
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