Academic Trajectories of College Students with and without ADHD: Predictors of Four-Year Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Completing a college degree is associated with success in employment, financial earnings, and life satisfaction. Mental health difficulties, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can compromise degree completion.Method: We examined 4-year academic performance trajectories of 201 college students with ADHD (97 receiving medication [ADHD-Med], 104 not receiving medication [ADHD-NoMed]) relative to 205 non-ADHD Comparison students. Demographic (e.g., sex, race/ethnicity), psychological (e.g., self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms), and service-related (e.g., receipt of academic support) variables were included as predictors of intercept (i.e., Year 1 performance) and slope (yearly change) of semester GPA, progress toward graduation, and se

SUBMITTER: DuPaul GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8797030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature