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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 7;33(7):2189–2201. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02311-8

Table 3.

Structural equation model examining CDS and ADHD inattentive symptoms in relation to academic functioning

Variables Self-reported CDS Parent-reported CDS Teacher-reported
CDS
Parent/
teacher
ADHD-IN
PR homework performance −0.15* −0.32*** −0.04 −0.50***
TR homework performance 0.01 −0.01 −0.46*** −0.58***
GPA −0.07 −0.09 −0.23*** −0.51***
WIAT basic reading −0.01 −0.03 0.02 −0.14*
WIAT numerical operations −0.10 −0.03 −0.04 −0.29***
WIAT math fluency −0.24*** −0.13* −0.01 −0.28***
Self-report daily motivation −0.38*** −0.11 −0.14* −0.15**
Teacher-report daily motivation 0.08 0.13* −0.39*** −0.53***
Covariates
 Medication 0.22*** −0.31*** 0.22*** 0.26***
 Sex 0.16** −0.04 −0.09 −0.17**
 Family income −0.20*** −0.21*** −0.15* −0.29***

For all academic variables, higher scores indicate better/higher academic performance/functioning. Standardized effect sizes are reported for each model. ADHD-IN attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder inattention CDS cognitive disengagement syndrome, GPA grade point average, PR parent-report, TR teacherreport, WIAT Wechsler Individual Achievement Test Third Edition

As described in Methods, a composite of parent- and teacher-reported ADHD-IN symptoms was used as a predictor variable in the models examining self-, parent-, and teacher-reported CDS in relation to academic functioning. The coefficients reported in the table are the range across the three models. See Supplemental Table S1 for the specific coefficient values the ADHD-IN symptom composite had in each model