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Does the Environment Have an Enduring Effect on ADHD? A Longitudinal Study of Monozygotic Twin Differences in Children

Overview of attention for article published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, March 2016
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Title
Does the Environment Have an Enduring Effect on ADHD? A Longitudinal Study of Monozygotic Twin Differences in Children
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Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, March 2016
DOI 10.1007/s10802-016-0145-9
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Luisa T. Livingstone, William L. Coventry, Robin P. Corley, Erik G. Willcutt, Stefan Samuelsson, Richard K. Olson, Brian Byrne

Abstract

Environmental factors play a key role in the development of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but the long-term effects of these factors are still unclear. This study analyses data from 1024 monozygotic (identical) twins in Australia, the United States, and Scandinavia who were assessed for ADHD in Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2. Differences within each twin pair were used as a direct measure of non-shared environmental effects. The Trait-State-Occasion (TSO) model developed by Cole et al. (Psychological Methods, 10, 3-20, 2005) was used to separate the non-shared environmental effects into stable factors, and transient factors that excluded measurement error. Stable factors explained, on average, 44 % and 39 % of the environmental variance in hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive symptoms, respectively. Transient effects explained the remaining 56 % and 60 % of variance. The proportion of stable variance was higher than expected based on previous research, suggesting promise for targeted interventions if future research identifies these stable risk factors.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 122 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 14%
Student > Bachelor 18 14%
Researcher 17 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 9%
Student > Postgraduate 7 6%
Other 22 18%
Unknown 32 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 38 30%
Social Sciences 8 6%
Neuroscience 7 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 6 5%
Other 20 16%
Unknown 40 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 January 2023.
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