The hierarchical factor model of ADHD
invariant across age and national groupings?
Toplak, Maggie E., Sorge, Geoff B., Flora, David B., Chen, Wai, Banaschewski, Tobias, Buitelaar, Jan K, Ebstein, Richard, Eisenberg, Jacques, Franke, Barbara, Gill, Michael, Miranda, Ana, Oades, Robert D., Roeyers, Herbert, Rothenberger, Aribert, Sergeant, Joseph A, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S., Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph, Thompson, Margaret, Tannock, Rosemary, Asherson, Philip, Faraone, Stephen V.
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Objective: To examine the factor structure of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
in a clinical sample of 1373 children and adolescents with ADHD and their 1772 unselected
siblings recruited from different countries across a large age range. Hierarchical and correlated
factor analytic models were compared separately in the ADHD and sibling samples, across three
different instruments and across parent and teacher informants. Specific consideration was
given to factorial invariance analyses across different ages and different countries in the ADHD
sample. Method: A sample of children and adolescents between 5 and 17 years of age with
ADHD and their unselected siblings was assessed. Participants were recruited from seven
European countries and Israel. ADHD symptom data came from a clinical interview with parents
(PACS) and questionnaires from parents and teachers (Conners Parent and Teacher). Results: A
hierarchical general factor model with two specific factors best represented the structure of
ADHD in both the ADHD and unselected sibling groups, and across informants and instruments.
The model was robust and invariant with regard to age differences in the ADHD sample. The
model was not strongly invariant across different national groups in the ADHD sample, likely
reflecting severity differences across the different centers and not any substantial difference in
the clinical presentation of ADHD. Conclusions: The results replicate previous studies of a
model with a unitary ADHD component and separable specific traits of inattention and
hyperactivity/impulsivity. The unique contribution of this study was finding support for this
model across a large developmental and multinational/multicultural sample and its invariance
across ages.
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Dokumententyp:
Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz
Fakultät / Institut:
Medizinische Fakultät / Universitätsklinikum » Rheinische Kliniken Essen » Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation:
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften » 610 Medizin und Gesundheit » 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sprache:
Englisch
Kollektion / Status:
E-Publikationen / Dokument veröffentlicht
Dateien geändert am:
18.10.2012
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Text
Quelle:
In: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, vol.53 (2012) ; no. 3, p. 292-303 // DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02500.x
