The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
J Atten Disord. 2020 Jun;24(8):1141-1147. doi: 10.1177/1087054717725875. Epub 2017 Aug 19.
ADHD in adolescents and low level of parental monitoring have been associated with increased risk-taking behavior. The present study examined whether parental knowledge of the child's whereabouts mediates the correlations between adolescent ADHD symptoms and risk-taking behavior. Ninety-two adolescents and their parents completed questionnaires assessing perceptions of parents' monitoring, engagement in risk-taking behaviors, and ADHD symptoms. Greater engagement in risk-taking behavior correlated with higher levels of ADHD symptoms and decreased parental monitoring. Mediation analysis revealed both direct effect of ADHD symptoms on risk-taking behavior and an indirect effect mediated by level of parental knowledge. These findings suggest that parental knowledge is negatively affected by the presence of ADHD symptoms, and may in turn lead to risk-taking behavior. The findings emphasize the need to target parenting and in particular parental knowledge of the child's whereabouts to reduce risk-taking behaviors among youth with ADHD.
青少年注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）和低水平的父母监督与增加冒险行为的风险相关。本研究旨在探讨父母对孩子行踪的了解是否在青少年 ADHD 症状与冒险行为之间的相关性中起中介作用。92 名青少年及其父母完成了评估父母监督、冒险行为参与和 ADHD 症状的问卷。更高的冒险行为参与与更高水平的 ADHD 症状和较低的父母监督相关。中介分析显示，ADHD 症状对冒险行为既有直接影响，也有通过父母知识水平介导的间接影响。这些发现表明，父母对孩子行踪的了解受到 ADHD 症状的负面影响，进而可能导致冒险行为。这些发现强调需要针对父母进行干预，特别是要了解孩子的行踪，以减少患有 ADHD 的青少年的冒险行为。
