Season of birth: A predictor of ADHD symptoms in early midlife

•SOB was significantly associated with ADHD symptoms.•Maternal maladaptive behaviors intensified the effects of SOB.•Maternal smoking strengthened the effects of SOB. In this longitudinal study, we applied linear regression analyses to examine season of birth as related to symptoms of attention defi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychiatry research 2018-09, Vol.267, p.243-248
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Chenshu, Brook, Judith S., Leukefeld, Carl G., Rosa, Mario De La, Brook, David W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - etiology Child Cohort Studies Correlation of Data Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Infant, Newborn Internal-External Control Longitudinal Studies Male Maternal Behavior Middle Aged New York Parturition Pregnancy Prospective Studies Risk Factors Seasons Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects Tobacco Smoke Pollution - statistics & numerical data Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	•SOB was significantly associated with ADHD symptoms.•Maternal maladaptive behaviors intensified the effects of SOB.•Maternal smoking strengthened the effects of SOB. In this longitudinal study, we applied linear regression analyses to examine season of birth as related to symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in early midlife. We gathered longitudinal data on a prospective cohort of community-dwelling men and women (N = 548) followed from adolescence to early midlife. The findings indicate that, as compared with participants who were born in the summer, those who were born in the spring (Beta = 0.34; t-statistic = 3.59; p
ISSN:	0165-1781 1872-7123
DOI:	10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.056