School Maladjustment and External Locus of Control Predict the Daytime Sleepiness of College Students With ADHD

Conclusion: The significant school maladjustment difficulties that students with ADHD experience following the transition to college may lead to the development of problems with daytime sleepiness, particularly for those students with high external locus of control. This pattern is likely reciprocal, whereby sleep problems in turn result in greater school impairment, reinforcing the idea that life events are outside of one’s control.

Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - July 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Langberg, J. M., Dvorsky, M. R., Becker, S. P., Molitor, S. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research