title: Self-reported inattention in early adolescence in a community sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Inattention is typically associated with ADHD, but less research has been done to examine the correlates of self-reported inattention in youth in a community sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  Associations among self-reported inattention, parent-reported inattention, and self-reported psychopathology in children aged 10 to 11 years are examined. Self-reported inattention is also examined as a predictor of outcomes in peer relationships and victimization at ages 10 and 11 and in peer relationships at ages 14 and 15.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children's self-reports of inattention correlate with parental reports and are associated with self-reports of hyperactivity-impulsivity, depression, anxiety, and conduct problems. Participants in the high-inattention group are at greater risk for victimization and poor peer relationships at ages 10 and 11 years after covarying for psychopathology ratings. Self-reported inattention uniquely predicts poor peer relationships longitudinally at age 14 and 15 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlights the importance of examining children's self-report of inattention and identifies inattention as a risk factor for current and later outcomes.
authors.affiliation: York University, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Connors
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Maggie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Toplak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D057566:Self Report