Journal
JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 583-592Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710370567
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AD/HD; children; emotion regulation; comorbidity; functional impairment
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- National Institutes of Health [NS049067]
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Objective: This study investigated the role of self-regulation of emotion in relation to functional impairment and comorbidity among children with and without AD/HD. Method: A total of 358 probands and their siblings participated in the study, with 74% of the sample participants affected by AD/HD. Parent-rated levels of emotional lability served as a marker for self-regulation of emotion. Results: Nearly half of the children affected by AD/HD displayed significantly elevated levels of emotional lability versus 15% of those without this disorder. Children with AD/HD also displayed significantly higher rates of functional impairment, comorbidity, and treatment service utilization. Emotional lability partially mediated the association between AD/HD status and these outcomes. Conclusion: Findings lent support to the notion that deficits in the self-regulation of emotion are evident in a substantial number of children with AD/HD and that these deficits play an important role in determining functional impairment and comorbidity outcomes. (J. of Att. Dis. 2011; 15(7) 583-592)
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