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Sharanpreet Kaur; Josefa Canals-Sans; Paula Morales-Hidalgo; José A. Alda; Victoria Arija – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Exposure to heavy metals has been associated with affecting children's neurodevelopment, particularly increasing the risk of developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current exploratory study aims to investigate potential associations between presence of 15 different heavy metals in urine and ADHD. A total of 190 urine…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Metallurgy, Hazardous Materials
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MinKyoung Song; Sydnee A. Stoyles; Martina Mancini; Kerri Winters-Stone; Fay B. Horak; Jessica Tipsord; Leeza Maron; Elizabeth Nousen; Joel T. Nigg – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: Some studies show an association between ADHD and impaired balance/gait in children. However, it remains largely unexplored whether such an association exists in adults. We explore that association in this study. Method: This cross-sectional study included 45 adults aged 17 to 21 (25 with, and 20 without ADHD), most obtained from a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychomotor Skills, Young Adults, Late Adolescents
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Maya Beristain, Cynthia; Wiener, Judith – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine whether adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ regarding their friendships. The sample comprised 107 adolescents (59 ADHD, 48 typically developing comparison), ages 13 to 18 years. Adolescents and their parents completed questionnaires that measured the number…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Friendship
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Jennifer C. Bullen; Sandy L. Birkeneder; Matthew C. Zajic; Lindsay Swain Lerro; Nancy McIntyre; Nicole Sparapani; Peter Mundy – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
A recent study suggests that parent report on the Social Symptom and Prosocial scales of the Childhood Joint Attention Rating Scale provides useful information about differences in the social development of school-aged autistic children. The current study provides additional psychometric data on the Childhood Joint Attention Rating Scale regarding…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Development, Child Development, Children
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Songül Derin; Idil Altintas; Saliha B. Selman – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: Previous studies have linked ADHD with self-harm, but the processes underlying this association are not fully understood. This research aims to investigate the role of sleep disturbances as a potential pathway between ADHD diagnosis and self-harm behaviors. Materials and Methods: The study included 90 youth aged between 11 and 18 years,…
Descriptors: Sleep, Self Destructive Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis
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Tasmia Hai; Rose Swansburg; Cynthia K. Kahl; Hannah Frank; Kayla Stone; Jean-François Lemay; Frank P. MacMaster – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2022
Objective: We investigated the right Superior Frontal Gyrus (right-SFG) and Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) in children with ADHD and their clinical relevance with Executive Function (EF) and ADHD symptom severity. Methods: About 26 children with ADHD and 24 typically developing children (TDC; 7--16 years) underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging…
Descriptors: Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Colomer, Carla; Wiener, Judith; Varma, Angela – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-perception bias (SPB) in adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The SPB was defined as adolescent underestimation of their learning and behavior problems in comparison to parent- or teacher-reports or a standardized achievement test. The sample comprised 74…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests
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Kristina Jelinkova; Emma Charabin; Courtney Miller; Emma A. Climie – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: ADHD is subject to stigma from the general population. Exposure to stigma poses the risk of developing self-stigma of youth and parents, but few studies have focused on self-stigma of ADHD. Furthermore, parental factors have been implicated in self-stigma of youth, but no previous research has assessed the association between…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Parent Child Relationship, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children
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Maya Beristain, Cynthia; Wiener, Judith – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
The friendship experiences of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were explored in this qualitative study. Nine 16- to 18-year old adolescents with ADHD participated in semi-structured interviews that were analyzed using a modified grounded theory framework. They reported chronic peer rejection, loneliness, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Friendship, Rejection (Psychology)
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Erford, Bradley T.; Bardhoshi, Gerta; Haecker, Paige; Shingari, Binish; Schleichter, Jennifer; Atalay, Zümra – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
Using effect sizes from Erford, Paul, Oncken, Kress, & Erford (2014) meta-analysis for treatments of oppositional defiant disorder and Erford, Bardhoshi, Ross, Gunther, & Duncan (2017) meta-analysis of conduct problems in school-aged youth, the 6 most commonly used disruptive behavior instruments were analyzed for practical and technical…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Measures (Individuals)
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Varma, Angela; Wiener, Judith – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
This study investigated attributions and stigmatization self-perceptions of 40 adolescents with and 34 adolescents without ADHD for their problematic behaviors and ADHD as a disorder. Adolescents identified behaviors that they believed described them, indicated which of these behaviors was most problematic for them, and responded to a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Problems, Adolescents
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Musabelliu, Gladiola; Wiener, Judith; Rogers, Maria – School Psychology International, 2018
This study examined parental involvement in adolescents' learning of parents of 108 adolescents 13- to 18-years of age (54 mothers of adolescents with ADHD, 44 mothers of adolescents without ADHD; 42 fathers of adolescents with ADHD and 35 fathers of adolescents without ADHD). Compared to mothers and fathers of adolescents without ADHD, both…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Adolescents, Self Efficacy, Parent Child Relationship
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Wiener, Judith; Daniels, Lesley – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This article reports on a qualitative study of the school experiences of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the context of quantitative research on teacher attitudes and practices, adolescent self-appraisals, and social and family relationships. Twelve adolescents with ADHD participated in in-depth, semistructured…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews