title: First-Year College Students With ADHD and/or LD.
abstract: Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or learning disabilities (LD) experience significant challenges in making the transition from high school to college. This study examined the ways first-year college students with ADHD, LD, ADHD+LD, and comparison peers differ in engagement, core self-evaluation, high school preparation behaviors, and goals/expectations. Participants were from the 2010 Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey, including students with ADHD ( n = 5,511), LD ( n = 2,626), ADHD+LD ( n = 1,399), or neither disability ( n = 5,737). Controlling for SAT/ACT scores, family income, and parent education, students with ADHD, LD, or ADHD+LD differed from peers on self-ratings of academic and creative abilities and psychosocial functioning; school disengagement, substance use, and emotional difficulties during their last year of high school; reasons for attending college; and expectations for college activities. Several differences were found between disability groups. Implications for college support services and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: DuPaul
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Trevor D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Brittany L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Pollack
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gormley
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Seth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Laracy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ADHD; LD; college students; self-evaluation