TY - JOUR
T1 - Season of birth
T2 - A predictor of ADHD symptoms in early midlife
AU - Zhang, Chenshu
AU - Brook, Judith S.
AU - Leukefeld, Carl G.
AU - Rosa, Mario De La
AU - Brook, David W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Objective: In this longitudinal study, we applied linear regression analyses to examine season of birth as related to symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in early midlife. Method: We gathered longitudinal data on a prospective cohort of community-dwelling men and women (N = 548) followed from adolescence to early midlife. Findings: The findings indicate that, as compared with participants who were born in the summer, those who were born in the spring (Beta = 0.34; t-statistic = 3.59; p < 0.001) had significantly more ADHD symptoms. In addition, exposure to maternal cigarette smoking in adolescence significantly intensified (p < 0.01) the association between season of birth and ADHD symptoms in early midlife. Conclusion: These findings suggest that exposure to greater maternal maladaptive behaviors, such as cigarette smoking, may result in a greater vulnerability to other environmental risk factors, such as season of birth.
AB - Objective: In this longitudinal study, we applied linear regression analyses to examine season of birth as related to symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in early midlife. Method: We gathered longitudinal data on a prospective cohort of community-dwelling men and women (N = 548) followed from adolescence to early midlife. Findings: The findings indicate that, as compared with participants who were born in the summer, those who were born in the spring (Beta = 0.34; t-statistic = 3.59; p < 0.001) had significantly more ADHD symptoms. In addition, exposure to maternal cigarette smoking in adolescence significantly intensified (p < 0.01) the association between season of birth and ADHD symptoms in early midlife. Conclusion: These findings suggest that exposure to greater maternal maladaptive behaviors, such as cigarette smoking, may result in a greater vulnerability to other environmental risk factors, such as season of birth.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.056
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.056
M3 - Article
C2 - 29940455
AN - SCOPUS:85048793661
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 267
SP - 243
EP - 248
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
ER -
