TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal prediction of the one-year course of preschool ADHD symptoms
T2 - Implications for models of temperament-ADHD associations
AU - Martel, Michelle M.
AU - Gremillion, Monica L.
AU - Roberts, Bethan A.
AU - Zastrow, Brittany L.
AU - Tackett, Jennifer L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institute of Health and Human Development Grant 5R03 HD062599-02 to M. Martel. We are indebted to the families who made this study possible.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Despite the fact that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often conceptualized as an extreme trait, there remains controversy about the best way to understand associations between temperament traits and ADHD. The current study examines longitudinal associations between temperament traits and ADHD during early childhood in order to critically examine vulnerability and spectrum models of trait-ADHD associations. Study participants were 109 children between the ages of 3 and 6 and their primary caregivers and teachers/daycare providers, community-recruited for ADHD-related problems. Primary caregivers completed the Kiddie Disruptive Behavior Disorders Schedule semi-structured diagnostic interview at the initial appointment and one year later. At the initial appointment, primary caregivers completed the Child Behavior Questionnaire as a measure of child temperament traits. Results from the initial time point indicated that high neuroticism and high surgency were associated with inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive ADHD symptoms, and low effortful control was associated with hyperactive-impulsive ADHD symptoms. However, none of these traits predicted the one-year course of ADHD symptoms. Results are more consistent with a spectrum (vs. vulnerability) model of trait-psychopathology associations, suggesting that traits may not influence longitudinal course during early childhood.
AB - Despite the fact that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often conceptualized as an extreme trait, there remains controversy about the best way to understand associations between temperament traits and ADHD. The current study examines longitudinal associations between temperament traits and ADHD during early childhood in order to critically examine vulnerability and spectrum models of trait-ADHD associations. Study participants were 109 children between the ages of 3 and 6 and their primary caregivers and teachers/daycare providers, community-recruited for ADHD-related problems. Primary caregivers completed the Kiddie Disruptive Behavior Disorders Schedule semi-structured diagnostic interview at the initial appointment and one year later. At the initial appointment, primary caregivers completed the Child Behavior Questionnaire as a measure of child temperament traits. Results from the initial time point indicated that high neuroticism and high surgency were associated with inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive ADHD symptoms, and low effortful control was associated with hyperactive-impulsive ADHD symptoms. However, none of these traits predicted the one-year course of ADHD symptoms. Results are more consistent with a spectrum (vs. vulnerability) model of trait-psychopathology associations, suggesting that traits may not influence longitudinal course during early childhood.
KW - ADHD
KW - Longitudinal
KW - Spectrum model
KW - Temperament
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.018
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 25598568
AN - SCOPUS:84897745089
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 64
SP - 58
EP - 61
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -