Peer rejection incrementally predicts subsequent behavioral, emotional, and academic maladjustment in children with ADHD beyond ADHD status itself¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Peer rejection augments the risk associated with ADHD diagnostic status for depression, anxiety, delinquency, academic failure, eating pathology, and substance abuse in adolescence. → Mikami 2015 q3 i? Peer rejection and ADHD diagnostic status made independent contributions to academic achievement 5 years later, after controlling baseline achievement and IQ. → Mikami 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Mikami 2015¶

Mikami, A. Y., & Normand, S. (2015). The Importance of Social Contextual Factors in Peer Relationships of Children with ADHD. Curr Dev Disord Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-014-0036-0

q3 · i? · review · r2

The review synthesizes prospective investigations showing peer rejection adds risk beyond ADHD diagnostic status for adolescent maladjustment outcomes, including "depression, anxiety, delinquency, academic failure, eating pathology, and substance abuse".

"if children with ADHD are rejected by peers, this augments the risk associated with ADHD diagnostic status for depression, anxiety, delinquency, academic failure, eating pathology, and substance abuse in adolescence"

Mikami 2015 (2)¶

Mikami, A. Y., & Normand, S. (2015). The Importance of Social Contextual Factors in Peer Relationships of Children with ADHD. Curr Dev Disord Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-014-0036-0

q3 · i? · review · r3

One cited study found independent longitudinal contributions of peer rejection and ADHD status to later academic achievement controlling baseline achievement and IQ; another found classroom peer victimization predicted restricted growth in reading achievement.

"peer rejection and ADHD diagnostic status made independent contributions to academic achievement 5 years later, after statistical control of the baseline levels of achievement and IQ scores"

Discussion¶

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