ABSTRACT

Youth with ADHD are more at-risk for peer victimization than their typically developing peers, and may not be benefiting from current interventions. Thus, we sought to examine risk (i.e., anxiety, depression, and forms of aggression) and protective (i.e., social skills and social acceptance) factors for peer victimization in this group. Participants were 123 young adolescents diagnosed with ADHD, who were attending grades six through eight. We found that relational aggression (i.e., excluding others from activities) and anxiety symptoms were among the strongest risk factors for victimization. Anxiety symptoms were associated with victimization over and above depressive symptoms. Social acceptance buffered risk conferred by the risk factors. Future work is needed to investigate the degree to which the relations among internalizing symptoms and victimization differ in youth with ADHD relative to typically developing youth, and assess causality of the relations.

摘要

患有多动症的年轻人比同伴发展中的同龄人更容易遭受同伴受害，并且可能无法从当前的干预措施中受益。因此，我们试图检查该组中同伴受害的风险（即焦虑，抑郁和攻击的形式）和保护性（即社交技能和社会认可）因素。参加者是123位被诊断患有ADHD的年轻青少年，他们的年龄在6至8年级。我们发现，关系攻击（即，将其他人排除在活动之外）和焦虑症状是受害最强烈的风险因素。除了抑郁症状外，焦虑症状还与受害有关。社会认同缓冲了风险因素赋予的风险。