Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2006):

Potential cognitive, parenting, and developmental mediators of the relationship between ADHD and depression.

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The authors investigated the role of parent behavior management and locus of control in mediating the relationships between ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and depression in a community sample of 232 children with ADHD and 130 community controls. Results supported the hypothesized path models to depression for older and younger subjects. For older subjects (10 years and older), a cognitive variable, locus of control, partially mediated the relationships between ADHD and parent management and depression. In addition, parent management partially mediated the relationships of ADHD with locus of control and depression. For the younger group (under 8 years old), however, locus of control did not mediate the effects of parent management and ADHD on depression. Consistent with developmental theories, only an environment variable, parent management, explained the relationship between ADHD and depression for this younger group. For children 8-9 years old, both locus of control and parent management partially mediated the ADHD-depression relationship; however, similar to the younger children, locus of control did not mediate the parent management-depression relationships. Implications for designing interventions and prevention strategies for children with ADHD are discussed. Copyright (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved.

Author information

Author/s: Ostrander, Rick (R); Herman, Keith C (KC);

Affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287-3325, USA. rostran1(-atsign-)jhmi.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology (J Consult Clin Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Feb; vol 74 (issue 1) : pp 89-98

Dates: Created 2006/03/22; Completed 2006/06/21;

PMID: 16551146, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Age Factors Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Child Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology Female Humans

Humans Internal-External Control Male Mass Screening Parenting - psychology Personality Assessment Personality Development Risk Factors Sampling Studies Social Environment

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