TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Adverse childhood experiences and ADHD symptoms among French college students
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent trauma
A1  - Schwartz, Ashlyn
A1  - Galéra, Cedric
A1  - Kerbage, Hala
A1  - Montagni, Ilaria
A1  - Tzourio, Christophe
SP  - 1109
EP  - 1117
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - To examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among college students. We investigated the association between ACEs and ADHD symptoms among French college students enrolled in the i-Share cohort using multivariate logistic regression models. The sample comprised of 1062 participants with a mean age of 20.3 (SD = 2.3) of which 30.6% had no ACEs exposure, 29.6% had 1 ACE, 19.2% had 2 ACEs, and 20.6% had ≥ 3 ACEs. After controlling for potential confounders, every increase in ACE exposure heightened the risk of ADHD symptoms with the respective adjusted Odds Ratios and 95% confidence intervals: 1 ACE: 2.1 (0.7-6.3) / 2 ACEs: 4.5 (2.6-12.8)/ ≥ 3 ACEs: 5.2 (1.8-14.8). Estimates for ADHD symptoms were higher with sexual abuse, emotional and physical neglect, and bullying. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that ACEs heighten the risk for developing ADHD symptoms among college students and bear important implications for prevention and clinical practice.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-1521
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00543-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -