ERIC Number: EJ1437196
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
EISSN: EISSN-2162-9501
Young Adult Career Outcomes for Adolescents with ADHD, High Ability, or Twice-Exceptionality
Soeun Park; Megan Foley-Nicpon; Duhita Mahatmya
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v47 n3 p237-265 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore career outcomes in young adulthood among adolescents with ADHD and/or high abilities. The sample included respondents who had the ability and ADHD measures from Waves 1 (1995), 3 (2002), and 4 (2009) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health in-home questionnaire. Using multiple group path analysis, we examined the pathways for three groups of individuals (i.e., ADHD, high ability, and both/twice-exceptional). We discovered financial and educational family background predicted occupational status and career goal attainment, as well as supports and barriers among various family and adolescent predictors (e.g., school attachment, educational aspiration, depressive symptoms). Knowledge about these trajectories will help professionals design tailored career and educational services for adolescents with high ability, ADHD, and both.
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Employment Potential, Adolescents, Career Exploration, High Achievement, Background, Career Pathways, Barriers, Predictor Variables, Ability, Family Influence, Mental Health, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Socioeconomic Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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