Effects of Adversities during Childhood on Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: Comparison of Typically Developing Children and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Group
Autor: | Kukju Kweon, You Bin Lim, Bung Nyun Kim |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Subgroup analysis Anxiety Logistic regression medicine.disease behavioral disciplines and activities Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Psychiatry and Mental health Mood disorders mental disorders Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Epidemiology Medicine Original Article Adverse childhood experiences medicine.symptom Risk factor business Association (psychology) Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
ISSN: | 2233-9183 1225-729X |
Popis: | Objectives Childhood adversity is a risk factor for anxiety symptoms, but it affects anxiety symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current study aimed to examine the association between childhood adversity and anxiety symptoms in participants with and without ADHD. Methods Data were obtained from a school-based epidemiological study of 1017 randomly selected children and adolescents. The ADHD and non-ADHD groups were divided using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Predictive Scale (DPS). The DPS was also used to assess comorbidities such as anxiety and mood disorders. The childhood adversities were assessed using the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form, and the anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders. Linear and logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between childhood adversity and anxiety in the ADHD and non-ADHD groups with adjustments for age and sex. Results This study found that the ADHD group did not show any significant association between anxiety symptoms and childhood adversities, whereas the non-ADHD group always showed a significant association. In a subgroup analysis of the non-ADHD group, the normal group without any psychiatric disorders assessed with DPS demonstrated a statistically significant association between childhood adversities and anxiety symptoms. These results were consistent with the association between childhood adversities and anxiety disorders assessed using DPS, as shown by logistic regression. Conclusion The association between anxiety symptoms and childhood adversities statistically disappears in ADHD; ADHD may mask or block the association. Further longitudinal research is necessary to investigate this relationship. |
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