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- Title
Adverse Childhood Experiences and ADHD Symptoms Among French College Students.
- Authors
Schwartz, Ashlyn; Galera, Cédric; Kerbage, Hala; Montagni, Ilaria; Tzourio, Christophe
- Abstract
To examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among college students. We investigated the association between ACEs and ADHD symptoms among French college students enrolled in the i-Share cohort using multivariate logistic regression models. The sample comprised of 1062 participants with a mean age of 20.3 (SD = 2.3) of which 30.6% had no ACEs exposure, 29.6% had 1 ACE, 19.2% had 2 ACEs, and 20.6% had ≥ 3 ACEs. After controlling for potential confounders, every increase in ACE exposure heightened the risk of ADHD symptoms with the respective adjusted Odds Ratios and 95% confidence intervals: 1 ACE: 2.1 (0.7–6.3) / 2 ACEs: 4.5 (2.6–12.8)/ ≥ 3 ACEs: 5.2 (1.8–14.8). Estimates for ADHD symptoms were higher with sexual abuse, emotional and physical neglect, and bullying. Findings suggest that ACEs heighten the risk for developing ADHD symptoms among college students and bear important implications for prevention and clinical practice.
- Subjects
FRANCE; RISK factors of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADVERSE childhood experiences; PSYCHOLOGICAL abuse; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; CONFIDENCE intervals; MULTIVARIATE analysis; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; RISK assessment; SEX crimes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; LOGISTIC regression analysis; FRENCH people; LONGITUDINAL method; BULLYING; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 4, p1109
- ISSN
1936-1521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40653-023-00543-z