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Relations among academic enablers and academic achievement in children with and without high levels of parent-rated symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS (2011)
  • Michelle Kilpatrick Demaray, Northern Illinois University
  • Lyndsay N. Jenkins, Eastern Illinois University
Abstract

This study examined the relationships among academic enablers (i.e., engagement, interpersonal skills, motivation, study skills) and academic achievement in children with and without high levels of parent-rated symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity (Symptoms of IIH Group). The study included 69 participants (29 [42%] in the IIH Group and 40 [58%] in the Comparison Group), with 33 boys and 36 girls in the third through fifth grades. The researchers found significant differences on the measure of academic enablers, including engagement, interpersonal skills, motivation, and study skills, in which participants in the Comparison Group received higher scores. In addition, several academic enablers mediated the relationship between symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity and the academic outcomes of reading and teachers' ratings of total academic skills.

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Publication Date
2011
Publisher Statement
Final version available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pits.20578/full
Citation Information
Michelle Kilpatrick Demaray and Lyndsay N. Jenkins. "Relations among academic enablers and academic achievement in children with and without high levels of parent-rated symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity" PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS Vol. 48 Iss. 6 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lyndsay_jenkins/5/