The developmental course of childhood inattention symptoms uniquely predicts educational attainment: a 16-year longitudinal study

Jean-Baptiste Pingault; Sylvana M Côté; Frank Vitaro; Bruno Falissard; Christophe Genolini; Richard E Tremblay

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.022

The developmental course of childhood inattention symptoms uniquely predicts educational attainment: a 16-year longitudinal study

Psychiatry Res. 2014 Nov 30;219(3):707-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.022. Epub 2014 Jun 23.

Authors

Jean-Baptiste Pingault¹, Sylvana M Côté², Frank Vitaro³, Bruno Falissard⁴, Christophe Genolini⁵, Richard E Tremblay⁶

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
² Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7.
⁴ INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
⁵ Modal׳X, University Paris Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense, Paris, France.
⁶ Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada; School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 25017615
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.022

Abstract

In this 16-year longitudinal study, a new trajectory estimation approach was used to verify whether the developmental course of childhood inattention significantly predicted functional impairment. A rising childhood inattention trajectory significantly predicted graduation failure (OR: 1.76 [1.32-2.34]) independently of averaged inattention levels. Rising inattention is, in itself, important for prognosis.

Keywords: Development; Educational attainment; Inattention symptoms.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis*
Attention*
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Educational Status*
Female
Humans
Hyperkinesis / diagnosis*
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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