title: Attention problems and hyperactivity as predictors of college grade point average.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the relative contributions of measures of attention problems and hyperactivity to the prediction of college grade point average (GPA).
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 316 students enrolled in introductory psychology and sociology classes at a southeastern university completed the BASC-2 Self-Report of Personality College Form. Scores on the attention problems scale and the hyperactivity scale of the BASC-2 were entered into a regression equation as predictors of cumulative GPA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each of the independent variables made a significant contribution to the prediction of GPA. Attention problem scores alone explained 7% of the variability in GPAs. The addition of hyperactivity scores to the equation produced a 2% increase in explanatory power.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications of these results for assessing symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity in college students are discussed.
authors: Coastal Carolina University, Department of Psychology, Conway, SC 29528-6054, USA. kaschwan@coastal.edu
authors: Kerry A
authors: KA
authors: Schwanz
authors: Linda J
authors: LJ
authors: Palm
authors: Sara A
authors: SA
authors: Brallier
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities