Journal Article

Adverse Childhood Experiences and ADHD Symptoms Among French College Students

Schwartz, Ashlyn, Tzourio, Christophe, Kerbage, Hala, Galera, Cédric, Montagni, Ilaria

2023

Overview

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. Findings suggest that ACEs heighten the risk for developing ADHD symptoms among college students and bear important implications for prevention and clinical practice.

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Academic Achievement / Academic Failure / Adolescents / Adults / Adverse childhood experiences / Alcohol use / Antisocial Behavior / Anxiety Disorders / Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Brain / Bullying / Caregivers / Child and School Psychology / Childhood / Childhood experiences / Childhood factors / Clinical medicine / College students / Colleges & universities / Conceptual Tempo / Cutting Scores / Depression (Psychology) / Divorce / Drinking / Drug use / Economic Status / Education / Emotional abuse / Family Problems / Higher Education / Hyperactivity / Impulsivity / Learning disabilities / Learning Problems / Life Sciences / Longitudinal studies / Marijuana / Mental disorders / Mental health / Original / Original Article / Psychology / Public Health / Questionnaires / Santé publique et épidémiologie / Sexual abuse / Social Work / Substance use disorder / Symptoms / University students