Affect Recognition in Adults With ADHD

作者：Miller Meghan; Hanford Russell B; Fas**ender Catherine; Duke Marshall; Schweitzer Julie B^*

来源：Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011, 15(6): 452-460.

DOI：10.1177/1087054710368636

• ADHD
• adults
• affect recognition
• emotion
• subtypes

Objective: This study compared affect recognition abilities between adults with and without ADHD. Method: The sample consisted of 51 participants (34 men, 17 women) divided into 3 groups: ADHD-combined type (ADHD-C; n = 17), ADHD-predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I; n = 16), and controls (n = 18). The mean age was 34 years. Affect recognition abilities were assessed by the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy (DANVA). Results: ANOVA showed that the ADHD-I group made more fearful emotion errors relative to the control group. Inattentive symptoms were positively correlated, whereas hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were negatively correlated with affect recognition errors. Conclusion: These results suggested that affect recognition abilities may be impaired in adults with ADHD and that affect recognition abilities are more adversely affected by inattentive than hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. (J. of Att. Dis. 2011; 15(6) 452-460)

• 出版日期2011-8