Inattention in boys from low-income backgrounds predicts welfare receipt: a 30-year prospective study.

Francis VergunstRichard E TremblayDaniel NaginYao ZhengCedric GaleraJungwee ParkElizabeth BeasleyYann AlganFrank VitaroSylvana M Côté

Published in: Psychological medicine (2019)

Boys from disadvantaged backgrounds exhibiting high inattention in kindergarten are at elevated risk of chronic welfare receipt during adulthood. Screening and support for inattentive behaviors beginning in kindergarten could have long-term social and economic benefits for individuals and society.

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healthcare
mental health
depressive symptoms
early life
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