Evidence for a general ADHD factor from a longitudinal general school population study

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 555-567

  Normand, Sébastien ^a   Flora, David B ^b   Toplak, Maggie E ^b   Tannock, Rosemary ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Childhood; General factor; Hierarchical model; Hyperactivity impulsivity; Inattention; School sample

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; TEACHING;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOLS; TEACHING;

EID: 84862242965     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9584-5     Document Type: Article

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