Estimated Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms among College Freshmen: Gender, Race, and Rater Effects

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Dong Hun; Oakland, Thomas; Jackson, Gina; Glutting, Joseph
Titel	Estimated Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms among College Freshmen: Gender, Race, and Rater Effects
Quelle	In: Journal of Learning Disabilities, 41 (2008) 4, S.371-384 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2194
DOI	10.1177/0022219407311748
Schlagwörter	African American Students; College Freshmen; Incidence; Hyperactivity; Parents; White Students; Attention Deficit Disorders; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Effect Size; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienanfänger; Vorkommen; Hyperaktivität; Eltern; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Group differences and prevalence rates for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a matched sample of college freshmen (n = 956) and their parents (n = 956) were investigated for gender and race (African American and Caucasian) effects using current self-report and retrospective parent-report ratings. On self-report, compared to female students, male students displayed higher mean scores on subscales and lower rates for reporting symptom totals beyond "DSM-IV" thresholds for the three subtypes of ADHD. Mean differences in ADHD symptoms were not apparent for race. However, African American students displayed higher rates for reporting symptom totals beyond "DSM-IV" thresholds for all subtypes. On retrospective parent report, male students and Caucasian students displayed higher mean scores on all scales and higher rates for reporting symptom totals beyond "DSM-IV" thresholds for all subtypes. Prevalence rates varied by gender and race on self-report and parent report. Prevalence was examined based on combined data of self-report and parent report and using age-adjusted cutoff criteria. Findings and implications are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10