Question 1

What is Eugene Boyle’s CTMT-2 dissertation about?

Accepted Answer

Boyle, Eugene (2024) investigated the utility of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test-Second Edition (CTMT-2) for assessing attentional deficits among children and adolescents. The Fielding Graduate University dissertation (ProQuest 31761032; dated 2024-12-02) examined relationships between CTMT-2 performance and cognitive abilities, inattention ratings, and attentional capacities in a school-aged sample.

Question 2

Who was studied in the CTMT-2 dissertation?

Accepted Answer

The sample included school-aged children and adolescents (N = 30), ages 8–15.

Question 3

Which measures were used alongside the CTMT-2?

Accepted Answer

The study used the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition (WISC-V) for cognitive abilities, the Clinical Assessment of Attention Deficit–Child (CAt-C) for inattention symptoms, and the Test of Everyday Attention for Children–Second Edition (TEA-Ch2) for attentional capacities—selected for established validity and reliability in this population.

Question 4

What did Boyle (2024) find about CTMT-2 performance?

Accepted Answer

There were significant correlations between CTMT-2 performance and WISC-V Processing Speed Index (PSI) scores and TEA-Ch2 Selective Attention Index and Everyday Attention Index scores. Multiple regression analyses indicated that CTMT-2 trails significantly predicted PSI scores and those TEA-Ch2 index scores. Findings support CTMT-2 utility for selective attention, everyday attention, and processing speed in this sample.

Question 5

How might clinicians use the CTMT-2 based on this dissertation?

Accepted Answer

The abstract suggests the CTMT-2 can be a valuable supplemental tool in comprehensive assessment of attentional deficits in children and adolescents—not a stand-alone diagnostic replacement. Educational summary only; consult the full dissertation and clinical judgment for practice decisions.

Question 6

Where can I read the full dissertation?

Accepted Answer

See the research brief on this site, the ResearchGate publication record, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (Publication No. 31761032). Site pages summarize the abstract; they are not a substitute for the full text.

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