Academic Pathways between Attention Problems and Depressive Symptoms among Urban African American Children

Autor/inn/en	Herman, Keith C.; Lambert, Sharon F.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.; Ostrander, Rick
Titel	Academic Pathways between Attention Problems and Depressive Symptoms among Urban African American Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35 (2007) 2, S.265-274 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-0627
DOI	10.1007/s10802-006-9083-2
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Grade 3; Prevention; African American Children; School Readiness; Path Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Attention Deficit Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Urban Areas; Correlation; Low Achievement; Academic Ability; Hypothesis Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Prävention; Vorbeugung; African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Pfadanalyse; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Urban area; Stadtregion; Korrelation; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest
Abstract	The present study investigated the pathways between attention problems and depressive symptoms, particularly the role of academic incompetence, among a community sample of urban African American children. Results supported the hypothesized path models from inattention to depressive symptoms for girls and boys. Academic performance in the spring of first grade mediated the relationship between inattention in fall of first grade and depressive symptoms in spring of 3rd grade. The effects held when controlling for conduct problems and academic competence in first grade suggesting the path was specific to attention problems rather than a more general externalizing or school readiness pathway. Implications for designing interventions and prevention strategies for children with attention problems and depressive symptoms are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10