TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Adult Males With Childhood ADHD
AU - Wymbs, Brian
AU - Molina, Brooke
AU - Pelham, William
AU - Cheong, Jee Won
AU - Gnagy, Elizabeth
AU - Belendiuk, Kat
AU - Walther, Christine
AU - Babinski, Dara
AU - Waschbusch, Dan
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed that they received the following support for their research and/or authorship of this article: Grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA11873) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (AD12414), awarded to Drs. Brooke Molina and William Pelham, funded the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, which was the data source for this project. Dr. Wymbs was supported during the preparation of this article by a National Institute of Mental Health Institutional Training Grant (MH018269) awarded to Drs. Marcia Marcus and Paul Pilkonis.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Objective: Research has clearly documented the social dysfunction of youth with ADHD. However, little is known about the interpersonal relationships of adults diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, including rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). Method: Using data from the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, analyses compared the level of IPV (verbal aggression, violence) reported by young adult (18- to 25-year-old) males with childhood ADHD (n = 125) with reports by demographically similar males without ADHD histories (n = 88). Results: Males with childhood ADHD, especially those with conduct problems persisting from childhood, were more likely to be verbally aggressive and violent with romantic partners than males without histories of ADHD or conduct problems. Conclusions: Research is needed to replicate these findings, to explore potential mechanisms, and to develop effective interventions for romantic relationship discord among young adults with ADHD histories, especially those with persistent conduct problems.
AB - Objective: Research has clearly documented the social dysfunction of youth with ADHD. However, little is known about the interpersonal relationships of adults diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, including rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). Method: Using data from the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study, analyses compared the level of IPV (verbal aggression, violence) reported by young adult (18- to 25-year-old) males with childhood ADHD (n = 125) with reports by demographically similar males without ADHD histories (n = 88). Results: Males with childhood ADHD, especially those with conduct problems persisting from childhood, were more likely to be verbally aggressive and violent with romantic partners than males without histories of ADHD or conduct problems. Conclusions: Research is needed to replicate these findings, to explore potential mechanisms, and to develop effective interventions for romantic relationship discord among young adults with ADHD histories, especially those with persistent conduct problems.
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U2 - 10.1177/1087054710389987
DO - 10.1177/1087054710389987
M3 - Article
C2 - 22044962
AN - SCOPUS:84864822994
SN - 1087-0547
VL - 16
SP - 373
EP - 383
JO - Journal of Attention Disorders
JF - Journal of Attention Disorders
IS - 5
ER -
