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Inconsistent self-report of delinquency by adolescents and young adults with ADHD.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20309624     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of the current study was to test the ability of adolescents and young adults with childhood ADHD to reliably self-report delinquency history. Data were examined from the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study (PALS), a follow-up study of children diagnosed with ADHD between 1987 and 1996. Self-report of lifetime delinquency history was compared to concurrent parent-report and to self-report 1 year later. Participants included 313 male probands and 209 demographically similar comparison individuals without ADHD. Results indicated that adolescents and young adults with childhood ADHD were more likely than comparison participants to fail to report delinquent acts reported by a parent and to recant acts they endorsed 1 year earlier. This trend was most apparent for acts of mild to moderate severity. After controlling for several covariates, current ADHD symptom severity and parent-report of the participant's tendency to lie predicted reporting fewer delinquent acts than one's parent. Current ADHD symptom severity also predicted more recanting of previously endorsed acts. Based on these findings, several recommendations are made for the assessment of delinquency history in adolescents and young adults with childhood ADHD.
Authors:
Margaret H Sibley; William E Pelham; Brooke S G Molina; Daniel A Waschbusch; Elizabeth M Gnagy; Dara E Babinski; Aparajita Biswas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of abnormal child psychology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1573-2835     ISO Abbreviation:  J Abnorm Child Psychol     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-03     Completed Date:  2010-08-24     Revised Date:  2012-07-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0364547     Medline TA:  J Abnorm Child Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  645-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Children and Families, State University of New York at Buffalo, 106 Diefendorf Hall, Building 20, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. mhsibley@buffalo.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology*
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Juvenile Delinquency / psychology*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Parents
Questionnaires
Self Disclosure*
Severity of Illness Index
Social Behavior*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AA00202/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; AA08746/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; AA11873/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; AA12342/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; DA12414/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; ES0515-08/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; F31 DA017546/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; K21 AA000202-05/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; MH069614/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH12010/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH45576/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH47390/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH4815/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH50467/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH53554/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 AA006267-06/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA011873-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA011873-06/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 DA012414-02/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA012414-10/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R37 AA011873/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R37 AA011873-11/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R37 AA011873-14/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
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