Inattention, hyperactivity, oppositional-defiant symptoms and school failure / Desatenção, hiperatividade, sintomas de oposição e desafio e fracasso escolar
Serra-Pinheiro, Maria Antonia; Mattos, Paulo; Regalla, Maria Angélica; Souza, Isabella de; Paixão, Cristiane.
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 66(4): 828-831, dez. 2008. tab
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BACKGROUND:
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with school failure. Inattention has been mainly implicated for this association. Oppositional-defiant disorder's (ODD) impact on academic performance remains controversial, because of the high comorbidity between ODD and ADHD.OBJECTIVE:
To understand the role of inattention (IN), hyperactivity (H/I) and ODD in school failure.METHOD:
Parents and teachers filled out SNAP-IV questionnaires for 241 / 6th grade students. The associations of the scores of oppositional-defiant (OP), H/I and IN symptoms with school year failure were calculated.RESULTS:
IN was strongly correlated with school failure. H/I and OP were not associated with school failure, when controlled for IN.CONCLUSION:
OP and H/I symptoms do not play an important role in school failure, when controlled for IN symptoms. Our study supports the cross-cultural role of IN as a major predictor of school failure.
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