Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in an adult sample: Associations with Cloninger's temperament and character dimensions

作者：Gomez Rapson^*; Woodworth Rosalind; Waugh Megan; Corr Philip J

来源：Personality and Individual Differences, 2012, 52(3): 290-294.

DOI：10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.015

• ADHD
• Inattention
• Hyperactivity
• Novelty Seeking
• Reward Dependence
• Harm Avoidance
• Persistence
• Self-Directedness
• Cooperation
• Self-Transcendence

Relationships between C.R. Cloninger's temperament and character dimensions and the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms of inattention (IA) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI) were examined in 231 adults from the general population. Regression analyses that predicated overall ADHD. IA and HI by the seven temperament/character dimensions revealed: IA was predicted positively by Harm Avoidance and negatively by Self-Directedness; HI was predicted positively by Persistence; and overall ADHD was predicted negatively by Self-Directedness. These findings are also interpreted in terms of current theories of ADHD, and the related original and revised versions of Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) of personality.

• 出版日期2012-2