The Impact of Childhood ADHD on Dropping out of High School in Urban Adolescents/Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Trampush, Joey W.; Miller, Carlin J.; Newcorn, Jeffrey H.; Halperin, Jeffrey M.
Titel	The Impact of Childhood ADHD on Dropping out of High School in Urban Adolescents/Young Adults
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 13 (2009) 2, S.127-136 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054708323040
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Status; Marijuana; Dropouts; Intelligence Quotient; Young Adults; Adolescents; Reading Skills; At Risk Students; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; High School Students; Urban Schools; Cognitive Development; Psychological Patterns; Comparative Analysis; Drug Abuse; Parent Child Relationship; Fathers; Correlation; Socioeconomic Influences; New York; Conners Rating Scales; Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children; Child Behavior Checklist; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; Wechsler Individual Achievement Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Intelligenzquotient; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Kognitive Entwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; WIAT; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest
Abstract	Objective: To examine cognitive and psychosocial factors associated with high school dropout in urban adolescents with and without childhood ADHD. Method: In a longitudinal study, 49 adolescents/young adults with childhood ADHD and 44 controls who either dropped out or graduated from high school are included. Risk factors examined as potential correlates of dropout were intelligence, reading skills, socioeconomic status, marijuana use, and paternal contact. Results: Lower IQ, reading ability, socioeconomic status, frequent marijuana use, and limited paternal contact significantly differentiated dropouts from graduates, irrespective of childhood ADHD. Follow-up analyses determined that IQ, marijuana use, and paternal contact independently contribute to the likelihood of dropout. Conclusion: Selected cognitive and psychosocial factors appear independently associated with the likelihood of high school dropout irrespective of ADHD. Notably, childhood ADHD did not increase this risk, suggesting that previous reports of increased dropout because of ADHD may become negated in urban areas when matched with similar community controls. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10