Impacts of childhood ADHD symptoms and stress on adult wellbeing and educational attainment: Investigations using data science

乔安妮·科顿的ESRC博士后研究项目将巩固和交流一项创新和发人深省的博士研究的结果，该研究探讨了儿童多动症症状和压力对成人健康和教育程度的影响。数据科学方法与大型数据集一起使用，以回顾性地推导和分析1970年英国队列研究中当前相关的心理社会结构。建立了控制认知能力、压力、自我概念和特别相关的社会经济因素的稳健回归模型。结果表明，儿童ADHD症状本身并不能预测成年后的健康或教育。对于患有ADHD临床水平的儿童，成人结果的显著相关性包括慢性压力源，外部化问题和阅读测试分数，在10岁时测量。科顿博士的工作计划包括在知名国际期刊上发表至少两篇文章，在英国和美国至少发表六次演讲，以及规划和举办一个研讨会，致力于与学术界、从业人员、行业专业人士和政策制定者的利基群体分享信息和合作。研讨会将展示多位演讲者使用数据科学和大型数据集研究ADHD和类似神经发育差异的工作，其长期目标是支持循证教育实践。会谈、会议和研讨会将促进发展一个强大的有影响力的利益攸关方网络。外联将从剑桥MRC认知和脑科学单位（CBU）、剑桥神经科学、世界多动症联合会、伦敦大学学院/伯克贝克分校教育神经科学中心、伦敦大学学院/教育研究所、伦敦国王学院精神病学研究所和教育部的现有联系人中发展。

Joanne Cotton's ESRC postdoctoral fellow research project will consolidate and communicate findings from an innovative and thought-provoking PhD study of the impacts of childhood ADHD symptoms and stress on adult wellbeing and educational attainment. Data science methods were used with a large dataset to retrospectively derive and analyse currently relevant psychosocial constructs in the 1970 British Cohort Study. Robust regression models were built that controlled for cognitive abilities, stress, self-concept, and specifically relevant socio-economic factors. Results indicated that childhood ADHD symptoms per se did not predict wellbeing or education in adulthood. Significant correlates of adult outcomes for children with clinical levels of ADHD symptomatology included chronic stressors, externalising problems and reading test scores, measured at age 10.Dr Cotton's work plan includes publication of at least two articles in high-profile international journals, at least six talks in the UK and the United States, and planning and delivery of a seminar dedicated to sharing information and collaborating with a niche group of academics, practitioners, industry professionals, and policy makers. The seminar will showcase the work of multiple presenters on use of data science and large datasets to study ADHD and similar neurodevelopmental differences, with a long-term aim of supporting evidence-based educational practice. The talks, conferences and seminar will facilitate development of a strong network of influential stakeholders. Outreach will grow from existing contacts at the Cambridge MRC Cognitive and Brain Sciences Unit (CBU), Cambridge Neuroscience, World Federation of ADHD, Centre for Educational Neuroscience at UCL/Birkbeck, UCL/Institute of Education, Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, and the Department for Education.