Predicting Antisocial Outcomes of ADHD Boys and Girls

预测多动症男孩和女孩的反社会后果

• 批准号: 6404793
• 负责人: Steve Lee
• 金额: $ 2.28万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-08-15 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6404793
• 关键词: academic achievement; adolescence (12-20); aggression; antisocial personality; attention deficit disorder; behavioral /social science research tag; child psychology; clinical research; comorbidity; disease /disorder etiology; disease /disorder model; disease /disorder proneness /risk; gender difference; human data; human subject; interview; longitudinal human study; middle childhood (6-11); model design /development; parent offspring interaction; psychological models; psychometrics; questionnaires; social status; sociometry

My research examines childhood precursors of adolescent antisocial behavior (ASB) among separate samples of ADHD boys and girls. Unlike previous studies, key advantages here include: (a) rigorous diagnostic criteria for ADHD and comorbid conditions; (b) diverse predictors and outcomes; (c) sufficient ethnic and gender diversity; (d) a prospective design that enhances the specification of causal pathways. 177 boys (ages 6-12) participated in four separate naturalistic summer programs. Boys were observed during six-week camps with classroom and outdoor activities. About half of the boys had a diagnosis of ADHD and were actively treated with stimulants. The remaining boys served as normal comparisons. Observational data, including aggression and internalizing conditions were collected, as were peer sociometrics and academic achievement. Assessments were conducted prior to the camp and relevant measures were based on unmedicated periods. Five-years later, families were contacted for follow-up diagnostic interviews and questionnaires. Three samples have already been assessed and the final sample is currently being recruited. Similar summer programs were held for girls with and without ADHD (N=228); many fewer had medication histories. Four year follow-up visits will begin in Fall, 2001 and proceed annually until all three cohorts are assessed. The goal here is to (a) test childhood predictors of adolescent adjustment, with a focus on ASB and (b) test potential gender-specific predictions. Although possible cohort effects preclude precise comparisons, preliminary models will be constructed.

我的研究在不同的ADHD男孩和女孩样本中检查了青少年反社会行为（ASB）的童年前兆。与以往的研究不同，本研究的主要优势包括：(a)对ADHD和合并症有严格的诊断标准；(b)不同的预测因素和结果；(c)充分的种族和性别多样性；(d)前瞻性设计，增强因果途径的说明。177名男孩（6-12岁）参加了四个独立的自然主义暑期项目。在为期六周的营地中，研究人员观察了男孩们的课堂和户外活动。大约一半的男孩被诊断为多动症，并积极接受兴奋剂治疗。剩下的男孩作为正常的对照。观察性数据，包括攻击性和内化条件，以及同伴社会计量学和学术成就。评估是在营地之前进行的，有关措施是根据未服药期间采取的。五年后，研究人员联系这些家庭进行后续诊断访谈和问卷调查。已经评估了三个样本，目前正在招募最后一个样本。对患有和不患有多动症的女孩也进行了类似的暑期项目（N=228）；更少的人有药物史。将于2001年秋季开始为期四年的随访，并每年进行一次，直到对所有三个队列进行评估。这里的目标是(a)测试青少年适应的童年预测因素，重点是ASB和(b)测试潜在的性别特异性预测。虽然可能的队列效应妨碍了精确的比较，但初步模型将被构建。