Journal article
The association between youth violence exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a sample of fifth-graders
American journal of orthopsychiatry, Vol.85(5), pp.504-513
09/2015
DOI: 10.1037/ort0000081
PMCID: PMC4636211
PMID: 26460708
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to examine the association between violence exposures (no exposure, witness or victim only, and both witness and victim) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, as well as the potential moderating role of gender. Data from 4,745 5th graders and their primary caregivers were drawn from the Healthy Passages study of adolescent health. Parent respondents completed the DISC Predictive Scales for ADHD, and youth provided information about exposure to violence. Results indicated that youth who reported both witnessing and victimization had more parent-reported ADHD symptoms and were more likely to meet predictive criteria for ADHD. Among those with both exposures, girls exhibited a steeper increase in ADHD symptoms and higher probability of meeting predictive criteria than did boys. Findings indicate that being both victim-of and witness-to violence is significantly associated with ADHD symptoms particularly among girls.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The association between youth violence exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a sample of fifth-graders
- Creators
- Terri Lewis - University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusDavid C Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamMarc N Elliott - RAND CorporationSusanna N Visser - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental DisabilitiesSara L Toomey - Boston Children's HospitalKatie A McLaughlin - Boston Children's HospitalPaula Cuccaro - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonSusan Tortolero Emery - The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonStephen W Banspach - National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB PreventionMark A Schuster - Boston Children's Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of orthopsychiatry, Vol.85(5), pp.504-513
- DOI
- 10.1037/ort0000081
- PMID
- 26460708
- PMCID
- PMC4636211
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Orthopsychiatry
- ISSN
- 0002-9432
- eISSN
- 1939-0025
- Grant note
- CCU915773 / PHS HHS K01 MH092526 / NIMH NIH HHS CCU409679 / PHS HHS CCU609653 / PHS HHS CC999999 / Intramural CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2015
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949182502771
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