@article{ref1,
title="Association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and aggression subscales in adolescents",
journal="Brain and behavior",
year="2021",
author="Song, Gonjin and Kim, Kitai and Han, Ji Min and Yoo, Hee Jeong and Chung, Jee Eun and Yee, Jeong and Gwak, Hye Sun and Lee, Kyung Eun",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to identify the association between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) proneness and aggressive propensity in  adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: A quantitative, large-scale, cross-sectional study was  performed from April to May 2016 in Korea. The survey questionnaire included overall  health behaviors, as well as scales for assessing ADHD proneness (revised short form  of the Conners-Wells Adolescent Self-Report Scale; CASS[S]) and aggressive behavior  (Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire; BPAQ) in adolescents. Area under the receiver  operator characteristic (AUROC) curves was constructed to determine the cut-off  value of total aggression score for discriminating ADHD proneness. <br><br>RESULTS: A total  of 2,432 students participated in the survey, and 1,872 of them completed the  questionnaire, indicating a response rate of 77.0%. Based on CASS(S), 33 (1.8%)  subjects were classified as the ADHD group. AUROC curve analysis showed that a score  of 68.5 points had higher sensitivity (83.3%) and specificity (69.4%) to  discriminate ADHD proneness. ADHD proneness was significantly associated with higher  aggression subdomain scores (physical, verbal, anger, and hostility). Especially,  anger and hostility had a stronger relationship with ADHD proneness than did  physical and verbal aggression. A multivariable analysis demonstrated that ADHD  proneness was significantly related to body mass index in the top 10% of the study  population, alcohol consumption, gastrointestinal trouble, daytime sleepiness, and  total aggression score of 68.5 points or higher. Adolescents who had total  aggression scores of 68.5 points or higher showed a 9.8-fold (95% confidence  interval [CI] 3.3-28.8) higher risk of ADHD compared with those who had scores less  than 68.5 points. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrated that ADHD proneness was  significantly associated with aggression propensity. In particular, anger and  hostility were more closely associated with ADHD proneness than were other  aggression subdomains.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2162-3279",
doi="10.1002/brb3.2030",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2030"
}