@article{ref1,
title="Overcoming the odds: does social support make a difference for young people with ADHD symptoms?",
journal="Journal of attention disorders",
year="2023",
author="Christoffersen, Mogens Nygaard",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Young adults with ADHD symptoms have a risk of negative outcomes in cognitive development, emotional development, and social developmental problems. The research question is: Does social support make a difference for children with ADHD symptoms? METHOD: Children born in 1984 were interviewed at age 25. The survey then obtained a 67% response rate which measures up to 2,980 interviewed persons. Validated constructs were used to measure outcomes, mediator, and ADHD symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS: Young people with ADHD symptoms have an increased rate of low educational achievement, low self-esteem, loneliness, suicide considerations, PTSD symptoms, behavioral problems, criminal behavior, peer problems, and substance abuse. Social support is a partial mediator for the negative outcomes except for criminal behavior and substance abuse problems. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Loss of social support partly explains the mentioned negative outcomes and we would suggest that future research also look for other mediators. These results indicate potential interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1087-0547",
doi="10.1177/10870547231188348",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10870547231188348"
}