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Peer Victimization and Poor Academic Outcomes in Adolescents With ADHD: What Individual Factors Predict Risk?
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posted on 2021-08-01, 00:00 authored by Nardia Zendarski, R Breaux, H M Eadeh, Z R Smith, S J Molitor, M Mulraney, E Bourchtein, C D Green, Emma SciberrasEmma SciberrasObjective: Examine individual factors associated with peer victimization (PV) in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to examine the association between PV and educational outcomes. Method: Participants were 121 adolescents ( Mage = 13.62, SD = 1.03; 89% boys) with diagnosed ADHD. Using path analysis, we tested whether general adolescent factors (ADHD symptoms, comorbid autism spectrum disorder, cognitive and social functioning, and age) were associated with experiences of PV, and associations between PV and academic outcomes. Results: Deficits in working memory (WM) and peer relationship problems were weakly and moderately associated with PV, respectively. PV was in turn was associated with adolescents’ attitudes about school, academic competence, and academic achievement. Conclusion: Adolescents with poor social skills and/or WM difficulties who have ADHD may be particularly vulnerable to being victimized by peers. Failure to identify and manage PV during early adolescence may be connected to poor educational outcomes.
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Journal of Attention DisordersVolume
25Issue
10Article number
ARTN 1087054720914387Pagination
1455 - 1465Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INCLocation
United StatesPublisher DOI
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1087-0547eISSN
1557-1246Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalUsage metrics
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Social SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePsychology, DevelopmentalPsychiatryPsychologypeer victimizationadolescentsADHDsocial skillscognitiveacademicDEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY DISORDERPSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIESBULLYING VICTIMIZATIONMENTAL-HEALTHATTENTIONCHILDRENACHIEVEMENTSCHOOLSQUESTIONNAIREINTELLIGENCE
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