Season of birth: A predictor of ADHD symptoms in early midlife

Chenshu Zhang; Judith S. Brook; Carl G. Leukefeld; Mario De La Rosa; David W. Brook

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.056

Season of birth: A predictor of ADHD symptoms in early midlife

Chenshu Zhang, Judith S. Brook, Carl G. Leukefeld, Mario De La Rosa, David W. Brook

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	243-248
Number of pages	6
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	267
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.056
State	Published - Sep 2018

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This research was supported by NIH grants DA032603 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse , and CA122128 from the National Cancer Institute, awarded to Dr. Judith S. Brook.

Funders	Funder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)	DA032603
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute	R01CA122128

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Biological Psychiatry

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