High sense of coherence in adolescence is a protective factor in the longitudinal development of ADHD symptomsShow others and affiliations
2010 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, ISSN 0283-9318, E-ISSN 1471-6712, Vol. 24, no 3, p. 541-547Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The key feature of salutogenesis is that good health can be directly sustained by positive factors. The Sense of Coherence (SOC) scale was developed by Antonovsky as a measure related to the concept of salutogenesis including aspects of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness.
Aim: The aim was to investigate whether Sense of Coherence can serve as a salutogenetic factor modifying the long-term development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms.
Subjects and methods: Twin study of Child and Adolescent Development (TCHAD) is a longitudinal study of all twin pairs born in Sweden between May 1985 and December 1986. The present project is a sub-sample of 312 individuals (135 boys and 177 girls). At 16 years of age, the young persons and their parents were interviewed with K-SADS especially symptoms of ADHD. The young person also completed the SOC questionnaire. At 21 years of age, the young person completed a questionnaire about symptoms of ADHD.
Findings: Higher (worse) ADHD scores at 16 years of age were associated with higher (worse) ADHD scores at 21 years of age. However, this relationship was stronger for lower (worse) SOC. A higher (better) SOC at 16 years was associated with lower (better) ADHD at 21 years and this relationship was stronger for higher (worse) ADHD at 16 years.
Conclusion: A high Sense of Coherence in adolescence was a protective factor for the long-term development of ADHD.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. Vol. 24, no 3, p. 541-547
Keywords [en]
Sense of Coherence, ADHD, longitudinal
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-11523DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00746.xISI: 000281000800015PubMedID: 20102542OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-11523DiVA, id: diva2:290620
2010-01-272010-01-272021-04-01Bibliographically approved