Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults

Haym Dayan; Rachel Shoham; Itai Berger; Mona Khoury‐Kassabri; Yehuda Pollak

doi:10.1002/cbm.2288

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Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults

Haym Dayan

Rachel Shoham Itai Berger Mona Khoury‐Kassabri Yehuda Pollak

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health Vol. 33 No. 3 pp. 172-184 · Wiley

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AbstractBackgroundAttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to be a risk factor for antisocial and delinquent behaviour, but there is still a lack of information on how features of ADHD relate to offending behaviour among adults not already defined by their offending.AimsOur aim was to add to knowledge about relationships between ADHD and antisocial behaviour among adults in the general population by answering the following questions: (A) Does the level of self‐reported ADHD features relate to criminal and non‐criminal antisocial behaviour? (B) To what extent are self‐ratings of ADHD features independent of socio‐demographic features previously identified as predictors of antisocial behaviour?MethodsA sample of adults was originally recruited to study public response to the COVID‐19 outbreak through an online panel to be representative of the Israeli population. Among other scales, the 2025 participants completed an ADHD self‐report scale, an antisocial behaviour self‐report scale and a socio‐demographic questionnaire probing for age, gender, urbanity, place of birth, socioeconomic status (education and income), family status (being in a relationship and having children) and religiosity.ResultsHigher mean totals for the inattention and hyperactivity ADHD scale scores were associated with higher mean antisocial behaviour scores. These relationships were only slightly affected by socio‐demographic variables, including sex, age, education and income.ConclusionOur findings suggest that not only may features of ADHD, even below a diagnostic threshold, constitute a risk factor for antisocial behaviour, but also that the self‐rated levels of these problems covary. These findings are important for informing the early detection of risk of antisocial behaviour in the general population and its prevention.

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Published: Apr 14, 2023
Vol/Issue: 33(3)
Pages: 172-184
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Authors

H

Haym Dayan

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel

R

Rachel Shoham

Talpiot College Holon Israel

I

Itai Berger

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel; Assuta Ashdod University Medical Center Ashdod Israel; Faculty of Health Sciences Ben‐Gurion University Beersheba Israel

M

Mona Khoury‐Kassabri

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel

Y

Yehuda Pollak

Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel

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Haym Dayan, Rachel Shoham, Itai Berger, et al. (2023). Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 33(3), 172-184. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2288

Features of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and antisocial behaviour in a general population‐based sample of adults

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