Neurocognitive and behavioral predictors of social problems in ADHD: A Bayesian framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social problems are a key area of functional impairment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and converging evidence points to executive dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying ADHD-related social dysfunction. The evidence is mixed, however, with regard to which neurocognitive abilities account for these relations.

Method

A well-characterized group of 117 children ages 8-13 (M = 10.45, SD = 1.53; 43 girls; 69.5% Caucasian/Non-Hispanic) with ADHD (n = 77) and without ADHD (n = 40) were administered multiple, counterbalanced tests of neurocognitive functioning and assessed for social skills via multi-informant reports.

Results

Bayesian linear regressions revealed strong support for working memory and cross-informant interf

SUBMITTER: Kofler MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5890822 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature