ADHD symptomatology and adjustment to college in China and the United States

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-94

  Norvilitis, Jill M ^a   Sun, Ling ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; China; Cross cultural; Hyperactivity; Inattention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAREER CHOICE; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749093551     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409345012     Document Type: Article

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