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ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2026

Network relationships between emotional dysregulation and ADHD symptoms: an investigation of 13,207 clinical children and adolescents.

Wenyan Zhang, Xiaohui Song, Anyi Zhang, Liping Yu, Xianbin Wang, Zhongliang Jiang, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li

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Wenyan ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Xiaohui SongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Jining NO.2 People's Hospital, Jining, China.
Anyi ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Liping YuDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Xianbin WangDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Zhongliang JiangDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Yonghua CuiDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China. cuiyonghua@bch.com.cn.
Ying LiDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine, Child Psychiatry Center, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China. liying@bch.com.cn.

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Beijing Hospitals Authority Youth Programme QML20211203National Natural Science Foundation of China 82001445National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171538Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 7212035Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality 7232057
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Abstract

This study employed network analysis to examine the co-occurrence patterns of emotional dysregulation (ED) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in clinically referred children and adolescents. A total of 13,207 children and adolescents meeting the research criteria were included in the analysis. ED was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-dysregulation profile (SDQ-DP), while ADHD symptoms were evaluated using The Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale-IV, parent-report version (SNAP-IV). The study examined central and bridging symptoms within the network model. The research identified that the node SNAP-2 ("Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities") is the most central symptom in the ED-ADHD co-occurrence network model. Nodes SDQ-2 ("Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long"), SDQ-13 ("Often unhappy, depressed or tearful"), and SDQ-5 ("Often loses temper") emerged as core symptoms within the ED community, indicating that excitability, depression, and irritability are common subtypes of emotional dysregulation in the co-occurrence model. Bridging symptoms include node SDQ-2 ("Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long"), node SDQ-15 ("Easily distracted, concentration wanders"), and node SNAP-14 ("Often is 'on the go' or acts as if 'driven by a motor'"), linking hyperactive/impulsive symptoms and attention deficits with co-occurring emotional dysregulation. The core and bridging symptoms identified in this study may serve as targets for prevention and treatment of co-occurring ED and ADHD in clinical children and adolescents. The most common subtypes of emotional dysregulation symptoms co-occurring with ADHD represent targets for personalized treatment.

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Affective SymptomsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityEmotional RegulationAdolescentChildComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleAdolescentsAttention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorderChildrenEmotional dysregulationNetwork analysis

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