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  • Title: Attention problems and hyperactivity as predictors of college grade point average.
    Author: Schwanz KA, Palm LJ, Brallier SA.
    Journal: J Atten Disord; 2007 Nov; 11(3):368-73. PubMed ID: 17712168.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relative contributions of measures of attention problems and hyperactivity to the prediction of college grade point average (GPA). METHOD: A sample of 316 students enrolled in introductory psychology and sociology classes at a southeastern university completed the BASC-2 Self-Report of Personality College Form. Scores on the attention problems scale and the hyperactivity scale of the BASC-2 were entered into a regression equation as predictors of cumulative GPA. RESULTS: Each of the independent variables made a significant contribution to the prediction of GPA. Attention problem scores alone explained 7% of the variability in GPAs. The addition of hyperactivity scores to the equation produced a 2% increase in explanatory power. CONCLUSION: The implications of these results for assessing symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity in college students are discussed.
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