Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion
The findings provide the first evidence that parent's negative reactions to preschooler's attempts to manage delay are associated with increases in ADHD behaviors overtime, and linked to delay aversion increases. They underscore the potential significance of the early social environment as a contributor to developmental trajectory of ADHD behaviors. Future studies with clinical samples over an extended time-frame using a range of different aversive environments (i.e. difficult tasks to complete) are indicated.
Authors
- Johnny Downs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-295X)
- Wendy Wing-Ying Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-9298)
- Kathy Kar‐man Shum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-3160)
- Edmund Sonuga‐Barke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-3935)
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- King's College London (GB)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14103
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- King's College London
- NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre