Table 2.
Associations Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms and Different Components of Aggression
| Trait anger |
Anger rumination |
Aggressive beliefs |
Proactive aggression |
Physical aggression |
Verbal aggression |
Social aggression |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | B | (95% CI) | |
| ADHD | 0.25 | (0.21, 0.29)∗∗∗ | 0.13 | (0.09, 0.17)∗∗∗ | 0.07 | (0.04, 0.09)∗∗∗ | 0.45 | (0.30, 0.61)∗∗∗ | 5.25 | (2.15, 8.35)∗∗∗ | 0.47 | (0.32, 0.63)∗∗∗ | 0.17 | (0.13, 0.21)∗∗∗ |
| Sex, male | −0.07 | (−0.09, −0.05)∗∗∗ | −0.05 | (−0.08, −0.03)∗∗∗ | 0.08 | (0.07, 0.10)∗∗∗ | 0.29 | (0.19, 0.38)∗∗∗ | 0.58 | (0.38, 0.79)∗∗∗ | 0.28 | (0.18, 0.38)∗∗∗ | 0.01 | (−0.01, 0.03) |
| Age | 0.01 | (0.00, 0.03)∗∗ | 0.02 | (0.01, 0.03)∗∗ | −0.01 | (−0.02, −0.00)∗ | 0.01 | (−0.03, 0.05) | −0.28 | (−0.37, −0.19)∗∗∗ | 0.01 | (−0.04, 0.05) | 0.01 | (0.00, 0.02)∗ |
| SES | −0.01 | (−0.02, 0.00) | −0.01 | (−0.02, 0.00) | −0.00 | (−0.01, 0.00) | 0.02 | (−0.02, 0.06) | 0.24 | (0.14, 0.33)∗∗∗ | 0.02 | (−0.03, 0.06) | −0.01 | (−0.02, 0.00) |
| ADHD × sexa | −0.03 | (−0.10, 0.05) | 0.08 | (−0.00, 0.16) | 0.00 | (−0.05, 0.06) | −0.15 | (−0.47, 0.17) | −0.34 | (−0.78, 0.10) | −0.11 | (−0.43, 0.21) | 0.15 | (0.08, 0.22)∗∗∗ |
Note: B = unstandardized regression coefficient; SES = socioeconomic status.
∗p < .05; ∗∗p < .01; ∗∗∗p < .001.
a
The interaction effect was assessed in a separate model, also adjusting for the other variables in the model.