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Merrell, Christine, Sayal, Kapil, Tymms, Peter and Kasim, Adetayo (2017) A longitudinal study of the association between inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and children’s academic attainment at age 11. Learning and Individual Differences, 53 . pp. 156-161. ISSN 1041-6080

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Abstract

Background: The link between inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity and poor academic outcomes is well established. Children with mild difficulties can go unnoticed yet may be at risk of poor academic outcomes.

Aims: To investigate the link between a continuum of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity at age five and academic attainment at age 11.

Sample: The sample comprised 46,369 children from 1812 English primary schools.

Methods: Reading and mathematics when starting school. Teachers rated behaviour at age five. English and mathematics were assessed at age 11.

Results: A substantive negative direct relationship was found between the severity of inattentive behaviour at age 5 and attainment at age 11. Hyperactivity was not significant but impulsivity was weakly but positively associated with attainment. These relationships applied across the whole range of behaviour scores.

Conclusions: Investigation of the continuum of symptoms has important implications for the teachers; particularly for those children with mild inattention whose difficulties may go unnoticed.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/971042
Keywords:	Inattention; Hyperactivity; Impulsivity; Attainment; Progress
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2016.04.003
Depositing User:	Eprints, Support
Date Deposited:	25 Apr 2016 09:33
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 19:59
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/32910

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