title: The developmental course of childhood inattention symptoms uniquely predicts educational attainment: a 16-year longitudinal study.
abstract: In this 16-year longitudinal study, a new trajectory estimation approach was used to verify whether the developmental course of childhood inattention significantly predicted functional impairment. A rising childhood inattention trajectory significantly predicted graduation failure (OR: 1.76 [1.32-2.34]) independently of averaged inattention levels. Rising inattention is, in itself, important for prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pingault
authors.affiliation: Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France. Electronic address: sylvana.cote@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sylvana M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Côté
authors.affiliation: Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vitaro
authors.affiliation: INSERM U669, Univ. Paris-Descartes and Paris-Sud, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Falissard
authors.affiliation: Modal׳X, University Paris Ouest-Nanterre-La Défense, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genolini
authors.affiliation: Research Unit on Children׳s Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine Hospital, GRIP, 3050 Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1J7; Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada; School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Development; Educational attainment; Inattention symptoms