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Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 34, No. 4, 370-379 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400412
© 2001 Hammill Institute on Disabilities

Self-Report of ADHD Symptoms in University Students

Cross-Gender and Cross-National Prevalence

George J. DuPaul

Lehigh University

Elizabeth A. Schaughency

Grand Valley State University

Lisa L. Weyandt

Central Washington University

Gail Tripp

ADHD, University of Otago

Jeff Kiesner

Universita di Padova

Kenji Ota

Lehigh University

Heidy Stanish

Grand Valley State University

Little research has examined the structure and prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in university students, including whether symptom structure conforms to the bidimensional (i.e., inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) conceptualization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) and whether self-reported symptoms vary across gender and country. A sample of 1,209 university students from three countries (Italy, New Zealand, and the United States) completed a 24-item self-report measure (the Young Adult Rating Scale) tapping ADHD symptomatology. Factor analyses within the U.S. and New Zealand samples supported a bidimensional symptom structure, whereas weaker support for this conceptualization was provided by the Italian sample. Participants did not vary significantly by gender in symptom report; however, Italian students reported significantly more inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms than students from the United States, and students from New Zealand reported more inattention symptoms than students from the United States. The prevalence of self-reported ADHD symptoms beyond DSM-IV thresholds for diagnosis ranged from 0% (Italian women) to 8.1% (New Zealand men). The implications of these results for the use of DSM-IV criteria in identifying university students with ADHD are discussed.


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