title: The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction and ADHD Symptoms in Middle School Students: Using a Bifactor Model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  ADHD is associated with increased academic and social difficulties and comorbid psychopathology which may lead to decreased life satisfaction (LS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study utilized a bifactor model of ADHD consisting of a general factor and two specific factors (inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) to determine if ADHD symptoms place middle school students (n= 183) at risk for diminished LS and if this relationship differed depending on whether teachers versus students reported ADHD symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the bifactor model provided very good fit to the ADHD symptoms reported by students (comparative fit index [CFI] = .995; root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = .028) and teachers (CFI = .997; RMSEA = .043). Results also demonstrated that when students rated ADHD symptoms, the general ADHD factor and inattention were negatively related to LS; however, when teachers rated ADHD symptoms, only inattention was negatively related to LS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications and future directions related to these results are discussed.
authors: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA jogg@usf.edu.
authors: Julia A
authors: JA
authors: Ogg
authors: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Bateman
authors: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors: Robert F
authors: RF
authors: Dedrick
authors: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors: Shannon M
authors: SM
authors: Suldo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011599:Psychopathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States
keywords: ADHD; bifactor model; life satisfaction