Sluggish cognitive tempo and positive valence systems: Unique relations with greater reward valuation but less willingness to work

Research has started conceptualizing sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) within the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), but no study has tested SCT symptomatology in relation to the positive valence systems. Participants (N = 4,679; 18–29 years; M = 19.08, SD = 1.36; 69% female; 80.9% White) enrolled in six universities in the United States completed self-reported measures of positive valence systems, SCT, and psychopathology dimensions. SCT symptoms...