ADHD symptomatology and risky health, driving, and financial behaviors in college: the mediating role of sensation seeking and effortful control.

نویسندگان

  • Paulo A Graziano
  • Adam Reid
  • Janine Slavec
  • Adrian Paneto
  • Joseph P McNamara
  • Gary R Geffken
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To examine the extent to which effortful control (EC) and sensation seeking (SS) tendencies explain the association between the severity of ADHD symptoms and risky behaviors. METHOD Participants included 555 college students (66% females) who completed self-report measures assessing their ADHD symptoms, EC abilities, SS tendencies, and risky health (e.g., substance use) and driving/financial behaviors (e.g., misuse of credit cards). RESULTS Severity of college students' ADHD symptoms, EC abilities, and SS tendencies were related to all risky behaviors. Multiple mediational analyses further indicated that students' SS tendencies significantly mediated the association between ADHD symptoms and the risky health factor but not the risky driving/financial factor. EC, however, significantly mediated the association between ADHD symptoms and both the risky health and driving/financial factors. CONCLUSION The current study provides initial data showing potentially different mechanisms that explain the link between college students' severity of ADHD symptoms and risky behaviors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of attention disorders

دوره 19 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015