TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Cross-cultural and gender differences in ADHD among young adults
JO  - Journal of attention disorders
A1  - Gómez-Benito, Juana
A1  - Van de Vijver, Fons J. R.
A1  - Balluerka, Nekane
A1  - Caterino, Linda
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study explored the effect of cultural and gender differences in ADHD among Spanish, African American, Hispanic American, and European American young adults. <br><br>METHOD: Structural equivalence between the four groups was examined by Tucker's phi coefficient. A MANCOVA was carried out with cultural groups and gender as factors and age as covariate. <br><br>RESULTS: Structural equivalence was observed across all groups, and no differential item functioning was found. No significant effect was found for gender, although, with the exception of the Hispanic group, males scored higher than females. Furthermore, small, though significant, cultural differences were found. The lowest levels of ADHD were observed in the European American group and the highest in the Hispanic American group. ADHD symptoms, notably inattention, showed some decline with age. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings extend existing data and suggest a relationship between culture and the development of ADHD, which might be mediated by parenting style.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-0547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054715611748
ID  - ref1
ER  -