Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2017
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Objective: The current study examines (a) whether ADHD among college students is associated with differences in perceptions of quality of life (QoL); (b) the moderating roles of comorbidity, drug use, psychopharmacological treatment, and psychosocial treatment; and (c) the total impact of these variables on QoL. Method: Participants were college students with and without ADHD (N = 372) in a longitudinal study. Results: College students with ADHD were more likely to assert negative global QoL evaluations relative to non-ADHD peers. The relationship between ADHD and QoL was not altered as a function of medication treatment, comorbid psychopathology, psychosocial treatment, or drug use. Conclusion: College students with ADHD behave similarly to other adults with ADHD in that they make lower subjective global evaluations of their QoL relative to their non-ADHD agemates. Other factors associated with ADHD and QoL do not appear to moderate this relationship.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume
23
Issue
14
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Pinho, T. D., Manz, P. H., DuPaul, G. J., Anastopoulos, A. D., & Weyandt, L. L. (2019). Predictors and Moderators of Quality of Life Among College Students With ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(14), 1736–1745. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054717734645
Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054717734645
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