Family adversity and lower parental involvement mediate 27.8% of the association between early financial difficulty and ADHD at age 7¶
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q2 i? In a multiple mediation model, presence of family adversity at age 2–4 was the largest mediator, with lower mother and partner involvement at age 6 also mediating the link. → Russell AE 2015
Evidence¶
Russell AE 2015¶
Russell AE, Ford T, Russell G (2015) Socioeconomic Associations with ADHD: Findings from a Mediation Analysis. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128248
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Multiple mediation analysis (Preacher and Hayes products-of-coefficients, bootstrapped bias-corrected CIs, adjusted for gender) with financial difficulties as predictor and ADHD at 7 as outcome. Adversity indirect effect coefficient 0.03 (BC CI 0.01–0.05); mother involvement 0.003 (0.000–0.009); partner involvement 0.008 (0.002–0.016).
"Overall, 27.8% of the total effect between financial difficulties at age 0 –2 and ADHD at age 7 was mediated, with the majority of mediation occurring through adversity risk at age 2 –4 (coef-ficient 0.03, bias-corrected (BC) CIs 0.01 –0.05)"
Russell AE 2015 (2)¶
Russell AE, Ford T, Russell G (2015) Socioeconomic Associations with ADHD: Findings from a Mediation Analysis. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128248
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The same mediation model's bias-corrected confidence intervals excluded zero for the direct effect, total effect and three mediators; the article states "lower levels of parental involvement" and "presence of family adversity" mediated the link.
"There was evidence that lower levels of parental involvement, both of the mother and partner and presence of family adversity mediated the link between financial difficulty and ADHD."
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Related Claims¶
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- Housing tenure, marital status, maternal age and financial difficulties are each significantly associated with ADHD at age 7 in unadjusted analysis — related
- Perceived financial difficulty in early childhood is the socioeconomic indicator most strongly associated with a research diagnosis of ADHD at age 7 — related
- Poverty predicts children's cortisol and executive function, partially mediated by parental sensitive caregiving — related
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title |
Family adversity and lower parental involvement mediate 27.8% of the association between early financial difficulty and ADHD at age 7 |
description |
Family adversity and lower parental involvement mediate 27.8% of the association between early financial difficulty and ADHD at age 7 |
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moderate |
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2015 |
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2020 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-16 |
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2 — russell-ae-2015, russell-ae-2015-2 |
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