Positive Mental Health in Youth with ADHD: Exploring the Role of Social Support
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
12 March 2021
Abstract
Positive mental health in youth has important implications for overall well-being. This study examined the extent to which different types of social support are associated with positive mental health among individuals, ages 15–24, diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Compared to respondents without a diagnosis of ADHD, those with a diagnosis had significantly lower scores on measures of positive mental health and on four of five types of social support. Among the five types of social support, social integration and reassurance of worth were found to be significant predictors of positive mental health in respondents diagnosed with ADHD.
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Cette étude vise à déterminer comment des différents types de soutien social sont associés à une santé mentale positive chez les jeunes de 15 à 24 ans diagnostiqués d’un trouble déficitaire de l’attention / hyperactivité (TDAH). Comparativement aux répondants sans diagnostic de TDAH, ceux qui ont un diagnostic ont eu des scores nettement inférieurs aux mesures de la santé mentale positive ainsi qu’à quatre des cinq types de soutien social. Parmi les cinq types de soutien social, l’intégration sociale et la réassurance de la valeur se sont révélées des prédicteurs significatifs d’une santé mentale positive chez les répondants avec un diagnostic de TDAH.
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Volume 40 • Number 1 • May 2021
Pages: 35 - 51
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Laura Harris-Lane, Jacqueline Hesson, Ken Fowler, and Nicholas Harris. 2021. Positive Mental Health in Youth with ADHD: Exploring the Role of Social Support. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
40(1): 35-51. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2021-002
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