Alarmingly high prevalence and lack of gender differences in ADHD among high school students: Screening for ADHD with ASRS among adolescents and working adults

Current Problems of Psychiatry Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI:10.2478/cpp-2022-0022

Aleksandra Buźniak, N. A. Woropay-Hordziejewicz, Aleksandra Bereznowska, P. Atroszko

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Abstract Introduction: The aim was to examine the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) among adolescents and adult working populations of different genders, the prevalence of ADHD, and its relationship to stress. Materials and methods: A sample of 723 professionally active people and 1744 high school students participated in the study. Part A of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) was used to measure ADHD and the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) was used to measure stress. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the original 6-item two-factor solution of ASRS Part A had a satisfactory fit and showed basic measurement invariance between age groups and genders. Inattention and hyperactivity were related mostly similarly to stress in all groups. The prevalence of ADHD among adolescents was much higher than in previous reports, and no gender differences were found. About every fifth high school student and every tenth adult showed a risk of ADHD. The potential cause of the difference in the prevalence in the studied groups can be generation change. Conclusions: ASRS is a well-functioning screening measure with good psychometric properties. It is a convenient option for large-scale epidemiological surveys necessary to understand potential generational changes in the prevalence of ADHD and the lack of gender differences among adolescents.

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高中生ADHD的高患病率和缺乏性别差异:在青少年和工作成年人中筛查ADHD与ASRS

摘要简介:目的是研究波兰版成人ADHD自我报告量表(ASRS)在不同性别的青少年和成年工作人群中的心理测量特征、ADHD的患病率及其与压力的关系。材料与方法:选取723名职业活跃人士和1744名高中生参与研究。采用成人注意力缺陷多动障碍自我报告量表(ASRS) A部分测量注意力缺陷多动障碍，采用4项感知压力量表(PSS-4)测量压力。结果:验证性因子分析显示，原ASRS Part A的6项双因子解具有满意的拟合性，在不同年龄组和性别之间具有基本的测量不变性。在所有组中，注意力不集中和多动与压力的关系最为相似。青少年中ADHD的患病率比以前的报告高得多，而且没有发现性别差异。大约五分之一的高中生和十分之一的成年人有患多动症的风险。研究群体中患病率差异的潜在原因可能是代际变化。结论:ASRS是一种功能良好的筛选方法，具有良好的心理测量特性。这是一种方便的大规模流行病学调查的选择，需要了解ADHD患病率的潜在代际变化和青少年中缺乏性别差异。

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