Mother's and children's ADHD genetic risk, household chaos and children's ADHD symptoms: A gene-environment correlation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chaotic home environments may contribute to children's attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. However, ADHD genetic risk may also influence household chaos. This study investigated whether children in chaotic households had more ADHD symptoms, if mothers and children with higher ADHD genetic risk lived in more chaotic households, and the joint association of genetic risk and household chaos on the longitudinal course of ADHD symptoms across childhood.

Methods

Participants were mothers and children from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a UK population-representative birth cohort of 2,232 twins. Children's ADHD symptoms were assessed at ages 5, 7, 10 and 12 years. Household chaos was rated by research workers at ages 7, 10

SUBMITTER: Agnew-Blais JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796059 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature