ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2021
Emotional dysregulation and health related quality of life in young adults with ADHD: a cross sectional study.
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- The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy-based psychoeducation on quality of life, anxiety, and depression in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
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- Long-term effects of cognitive behavioural therapy on the quality of life in adult ADHD.PloS one · 2026Article
- ADHD in Adulthood: Clinical Presentation, Comorbidities, and Treatment Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Role of Cognitive Ability in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Abnormal functional connectivity associated with emotional dysregulation in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Positive Childhood Experiences and the Indirect Relationship With Improved Emotion Regulation in Adults With ADHD Through Social Support.Journal of attention disorders · 2024Article
- Dysmenorrhea and psychological wellbeing among females with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- Identifying different patterns of emotion dysregulation in adult ADHD.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- Everyday Cognitive Control and Emotion Dysregulation in Young Adults With and Without ADHD: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Journal of attention disorders · 2023Article
- Examining the structural equation modeling between intrinsic-motivation, emotion regulation and AHDH: the mediating role of problem-solving, time-management, and behavioral-inhibition.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Insights into underfunding in the private healthcare sector in South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
- "Dysregulated not deficit": A qualitative study on symptomatology of ADHD in young adults.PloS one · 2023Article
- Association of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis With Adolescent Quality of Life.JAMA network open · 2022Observational
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Abstract
objectiveAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with emotional dysregulation (ED) and impaired health related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the role of ED in explaining the relationship between ADHD and HRQoL is unclear. The purpose of the present study was to do so in a sample of non-referred young adults with and without ADHD.
methodThe study design was cross-sectional. A non-clinical sample of 63 young adults with ADHD (mean age = 24.86 years, SD = 3.25, 78% university students) and 69 gender-matched controls (mean age = 23.84 years, SD = 2.59, 89% university students) were recruited. The Adult ADHD Quality-of-Life scale was used to measure HRQoL; The Self-Report Wender-Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale were used to measure ED. Group differences on all measures were tested using univariate and multivariate analyses of covariance, while controlling for age. Finally, a moderation analysis was used in order to examine the impact of ED on HRQoL beyond that accounted for by ADHD symptoms.
resultsBoth HRQoL and ED were significantly worse for the ADHD group compared to the control group. The medication status of the ADHD group participants had no significant effect on the level of ADHD symptoms, ED or HRQoL. ED moderated the effect of ADHD symptoms on HRQoL for the ADHD group.
conclusionThe findings support the centrality of ED in ADHD and its crucial influence on HRQoL. Young adults with ADHD and high levels of ED are at risk for aversive impact on their well-being regardless of their ADHD symptoms level.
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