Multisource Longitudinal Network and Latent Variable Model Analyses of ADHD Symptoms in Children.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Multisource longitudinal network analysis was used to determine if between-child and within-child variance of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms provided unique findings of ADHD relative to latent variable model (LVM) analyses.Method: Mothers and fathers of 802 Spanish first-grade children (54% boys) provided ratings of ADHD symptoms at two time points six weeks apart (assessment 1: 723 mothers and 603 fathers; assessment 2: 667 mothers and 584 fathers). Network and latent variable models were applied to the ratings.Results: Inattention, hyperactivity, and mixed hyperactive/impulsive symptom communities occurred for the within- and between-children's symptom networks with the results being consistent across mothers and fathers, especial

SUBMITTER: Preszler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7704608 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature