ArticlePloS one2025
A controlled study of emotional dysfunction in adult women with ADHD.
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- A Four-Dimensional Model of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Toward Improved Recognition of Female ADHD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Overlaps and differences in the core symptoms of patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and patients with borderline personality disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveGiven the increased socio-emotional burden of ADHD symptoms in women, the current study examined the associations between ADHD symptoms, emotional dysregulation, and executive function deficits. We also examined two types of executive function deficits, working memory and task shifting, as potential mediators of the link between women's ADHD symptoms and emotional dysregulation.
methodThe study included 176 women between 20 and 30 years of age. Of these, 82 reported a known diagnosis of ADHD, and 94 reported no known diagnosis. Participants completed questionnaires addressing the severity of ADHD symptoms, executive function deficits, emotional dysregulation, alexithymia, positive affect, and negative affect.
resultsEmotional dysregulation was associated with ADHD symptom severity and executive function deficits. Women with ADHD showed more frequent use of non-adaptive emotion regulation strategies, including negative affect and alexithymia, compared to women without ADHD symptoms. In addition, results showed that executive function deficits (in working memory and task shifting) mediated the relationship between ADHD symptoms and emotional dysregulation.
conclusionsThese findings add further support to the growing body of research suggesting that not only inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, but also emotional dysregulation are core components of ADHD. Shifting clinical attention to emotional dysregulation symptoms may improve the diagnosis and treatment of women's ADHD.
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