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Future Directions in ADHD Etiology Research
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Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Reviews salient emerging themes in the scientific literature related to identifying etiology and pathophysiology of ADHD. While bypassing the need for new treatment research, the review highlights three themes. First, recognition of the epigenetic effects is expected to revitalize the search for and mapping of early environmental influences on the…
Descriptors: Children, Genetics, Etiology, Environmental Influences
Intergenerational Transmission of Neuropsychological Executive Functioning
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Jester, Jennifer M.; Nigg, Joel T.; Puttler, Leon I.; Long, Jeffrey C.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Zucker, Robert A. – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Relationships between parent and child executive functioning were examined, controlling for the critical potential confound of IQ, in a family study involving 434 children (130 girls and 304 boys) and 376 parents from 204 community recruited families at high risk for the development of substance use disorder. Structural equation modeling found…
Descriptors: Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Intelligence Quotient, Etiology
The Structure of Childhood Disruptive Behaviors
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Martel, Michelle M.; Gremillion, Monica; Roberts, Bethan; von Eye, Alexander; Nigg, Joel T. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) frequently co-occur. Comorbidity of these 2 childhood disruptive behavior domains has not been satisfactorily explained at either a structural or etiological level. The current study evaluated a bifactor model, which allows for a "g" factor in addition to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Sex Differences in the Pathway from Low Birth Weight to Inattention/Hyperactivity
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Martel, Michelle M.; Lucia, Victoria C.; Nigg, Joel T.; Breslau, Naomi – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
Inattention/hyperactivity is a childhood outcome of low birth weight. However, the mechanisms by which low birth weight leads to inattention/hyperactivity are unclear. This study examined arousal, activation, motor speed, and motor coordination as possible mechanisms, attending to sex differences. 823 children (400 males) from Detroit and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Check Lists, Hyperactivity, Body Weight
Attention, Task Difficulty, and ADHD
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Nigg, Joel T. – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2005
Comments on analysis of attention tasks in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) provided by Wilding (2005)points out that whereas many regulatory functions, including alertness or arousal, appear to be impaired in ADHD, demonstrating basic attention deficits in selection or orienting functions in the disorder has proven difficult. Yet…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychometrics, Attention Control, Difficulty Level
Prenatal Smoking Exposure, Low Birth Weight, and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
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Nigg, Joel T.; Breslau, Naomi – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Prenatal problems are among theorized etiologies for child disruptive behavior problems. A key question concerns whether etiological contributors are shared across the broad range of disruptive psychopathology or are partially or largely distinct. Method: We examined prenatal smoking exposure and low birth weight as risk factors for…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Behavior Problems, Smoking, Risk