Abstract
Children with ADHD often show difficulties in emotion regulation such as motivation and expectations for rewards. Since, many studies suggested executive functions are another difficulty in children with ADHD, emotion regulation difficulties have been considered the relations of emotional (Hot EF) and cognitive aspects (Cool EF) of executive functions. However, the results of these relations are inconsistent. This review aims to integrate the findings of previous research and clarify their gaps. Eight papers that used emotional decision-making tasks (gambling tasks) were included in this review. In these papers, both Hot EF and Cool EF were evaluated by experimental gambling tasks and cognitive tasks. The cognitive factors that relate to emotion regulation and the analysis methods were summarized in this review. This review indicates the factors of cognitive functioning that may relate to emotion regulation in children with ADHD and the necessity for more analysis that considers the children's understanding for the risk probabilities and the relations of Hot EF and Cool EF in brain activities for future research.
