Relationship Between ADHD-Like Traits and Emotion Dysregulation in the Adult General Population

IF 1.3 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI:10.1007/s41252-023-00381-y

Siham Albesisi, Paul G. Overton

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Abstract

Objectives

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder classically characterised by inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity. However, emotion-related problems are also common in people with ADHD, although there is disagreement about their relationship with the classical symptoms of ADHD. Here, we investigated the relationship between emotion dysregulation and ADHD-like traits in a non-clinical group of adults.

Method

In a group of 1074 individuals, average age 30.27 years, 656 females, 402 males and 16 who identified as ‘other’, with 76.8% describing themselves as ‘white’, were administered the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) to measure ADHD-like traits and emotion dysregulation, respectively.

Results

The Inattention subscale of the ASRS was significantly correlated with all subscales of the DERS. Similarly, the Hyperactivity/impulsivity subscale was correlated with all subscales of the DERS except for the Lack of emotional awareness. The Lack of emotional clarity and Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behaviour subscales of the DERS were significant independent positive predictors of ASRS inattention scores. Non-acceptance of emotional responses, Difficulties engaging in goal-directed behaviour, Impulse control difficulties and Lack of emotional clarity subscales of the DERS were significant independent positive predictors of ASRS hyperactivity/impulsivity scores. In other words, as inattention and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms increased in severity, there was a concomitant increase in the severity of most aspects of emotion dysregulation.

Conclusions

The close association between emotion dysregulation and the classical symptoms of ADHD suggests that they may arise from a common dysfunctional substrate and hence treating emotion dysregulation may provide a novel pathway by which to treat the classical symptoms.

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成人普通人群中的多动症相似特征与情绪失调之间的关系

目标注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）是一种神经发育障碍，其典型特征是注意力不集中和/或多动/冲动。然而，与情绪相关的问题在多动症患者中也很常见，尽管人们对这些问题与多动症典型症状之间的关系存在分歧。在这里，我们研究了非临床成年人群体中情绪失调与多动症样特征之间的关系。方法在 1074 名平均年龄为 30.27 岁的个体中，有 656 名女性、402 名男性和 16 名自称为 "其他 "的人，其中 76.结果ASRS的注意力不集中分量表与DERS的所有分量表都有显著相关性。同样，多动/冲动分量表与 DERS 的所有分量表都有相关性，但缺乏情绪意识除外。缺乏情绪清晰度和难以参与目标导向行为这两个 DERS 分量表是 ASRS 注意力不集中得分的重要独立正向预测因子。不接受情绪反应、难以参与目标导向行为、冲动控制困难和缺乏情绪清晰度分量表对 ASRS 多动/冲动得分有显著的独立正向预测作用。换句话说，随着注意力不集中和多动/冲动症状的严重程度增加，情绪失调的大多数方面的严重程度也随之增加。

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Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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期刊介绍： Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders publishes high-quality research in the broad area of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan. Study participants may include individuals with:Intellectual and developmental disabilitiesGlobal developmental delayCommunication disordersLanguage disordersSpeech sound disordersChildhood-onset fluency disorders (e.g., stuttering)Social (e.g., pragmatic) communication disordersUnspecified communication disordersAutism spectrum disorder (ASD)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specified and unspecifiedSpecific learning disordersMotor disordersDevelopmental coordination disordersStereotypic movement disorderTic disorders, specified and unspecifiedOther neurodevelopmental disorders, specified and unspecifiedPapers may also include studies of participants with neurodegenerative disorders that lead to a decline in intellectual functioning, including Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal degeneration, Huntington’s disease, and progressive supranuclear palsy. The journal includes empirical, theoretical and review papers on a large variety of issues, populations, and domains, including but not limited to: diagnosis; incidence and prevalence; and educational, pharmacological, behavioral and cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and psychosocial interventions across the life span. Animal models of basic research that inform the understanding and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders are also welcomed. The journal is multidisciplinary and multi-theoretical, and encourages research from multiple specialties in the social sciences using quantitative and mixed-method research methodologies.