ERIC Number: EJ859149
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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ADHD Symptomatology and its Relationship to Factors Associated with College Adjustment
Norwalk, Kate; Norvilitis, Jill M.; MacLean, Michael G.
Journal of Attention Disorders, v13 n3 p251-258 2009
Objective: The present study assessed the relationship between self-reported ADHD symptomatology in college students and various factors that are associated with persistence in college. Method: A total of 321 students completed questionnaires examining ADHD symptoms, academic and social adjustment to college, career decision-making self-efficacy, study skills, and GPA. Results: Analyses indicated that higher levels of ADHD symptoms were significantly related to lower levels of career decision-making self-efficacy, academic adjustment, study skills, and GPA. Regression analyses revealed that only the inattentive cluster of symptoms was a significant predictor of career decision-making self-efficacy, study skills, and academic adjustment. Conclusion: These results suggest that the inattentive symptoms of ADHD may have a particularly negative effect on success in college. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence, Questionnaires, Social Adjustment, Study Skills, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Student Adjustment, College Students, Attention Deficit Disorders, Career Choice, Regression (Statistics), Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education
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