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Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 3/2019

21-05-2018

Stressful Life Events, ADHD Symptoms, and Brain Structure in Early Adolescence

Auteurs: Kathryn L. Humphreys, Emily L. Watts, Emily L. Dennis, Lucy S. King, Paul M. Thompson, Ian H. Gotlib

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 3/2019

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Abstract

Despite a growing understanding that early adversity in childhood broadly affects risk for psychopathology, the contribution of stressful life events to the development of symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not clear. In the present study, we examined the association between number of stressful life events experienced and ADHD symptoms, assessed using the Attention Problems subscale of the Child Behavior Checklist, in a sample of 214 children (43% male) ages 9.11–13.98 years (M = 11.38, SD = 1.05). In addition, we examined whether the timing of the events (i.e., onset through age 5 years or after age 6 years) was associated with ADHD symptoms. Finally, we examined variation in brain structure to determine whether stressful life events were associated with volume in brain regions that were found to vary as a function of symptoms of ADHD. We found a small to moderate association between number of stressful life events and ADHD symptoms. Although the strength of the associations between number of events and ADHD symptoms did not differ as a function of the age of occurrence of stressful experiences, different brain regions were implicated in the association between stressors and ADHD symptoms in the two age periods during which stressful life events occurred. These findings support the hypothesis that early adversity is associated with ADHD symptoms, and provide insight into possible brain-based mediators of this association.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Stressful Life Events, ADHD Symptoms, and Brain Structure in Early Adolescence
Auteurs
Kathryn L. Humphreys
Emily L. Watts
Emily L. Dennis
Lucy S. King
Paul M. Thompson
Ian H. Gotlib
Publicatiedatum
21-05-2018
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 3/2019
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-018-0443-5

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