Citation

Youn C, Meza JI, Hinshaw SP. J. Atten. Disord. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1087054718778119.

Affiliation

University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1087054718778119

PMID

29862865

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Examine the moderating effects of response inhibition on the longitudinal association between social preference/relational aggression measured in childhood, and intimate partner violence (IPV) measured in young adulthood, among women with ( n = 140) and without ( n = 88) histories of childhood ADHD.

METHOD: During childhood, social preference was measured through confidential peer sociometric nominations, yielding negative and positive peer regard; relational aggression was assessed via staff behavioral observations; and response inhibition was assessed using commission errors from the continuous performance task. During young adulthood, IPV was ascertained via a clinician-administered, semistructured interview.

RESULTS: Social preference and relational aggression independently predicted IPV; this prospective link was moderated by response inhibition.

CONCLUSION: In combination with low social preference or high relational aggression in childhood, poor response inhibition predicted the highest levels of young-adult IPV. Given the developmental significance of peer relationships, additional research on the causes of and treatments for poor social functioning in ADHD is warranted.

Language: en

Keywords

ADHD; intimate partner violence; longitudinal study; peer relationships; response inhibition