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Depression and other correlates of adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms among Hungarian university students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

V. Müller  and
B. Pikó
V. Müller*
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Doctoral School Of Education, Szeged, Hungary
B. Pikó
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Behavioral Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. It is one of the most common disabilities in college populations and comorbidity with depression is frequently reported.

Objectives

The aim of the study is to shed light on depression as comorbidity and other intrapersonal correlates of ADHD in young adults.

Methods

Participants were Hungarian university students (N=420; M=24.5, SD=5.0 years). Criteria of the ADHD group were based on the Adult ADHD Self Report Scale V1.1 (ASRS-V.1.1) screening tool. The participants filled in the Beck’s Depression Inventory, the Hyperfocus Scale, Flow State Scale, Academic Persistence Scale, Satisfaction With Life Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.

Results

We found that in the group of students who had ADHD symptoms, depression score was significantly (p<.001) higher (M=18.38, SD=5.87) than the control group’s scores (M=14.56, SD=4.45). Frequency of severe depression was 13.4% (moderate: 33.5%) while in the control group: 1.6% and 17.6% respectively. Participants reporting ADHD symptoms (N=164, 39%) also reported lower levels of resilience (M=23.40, SD=6.96), relative to their non-ADHD peers (M=27.69, SD=6.48). Significant differences were found in the areas of self-efficacy, depression, flow and hyperfocus as well, and ADHD symptoms contributed to lower level of life satisfaction (β=-0.24, p<.001).

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that university students reporting symptoms of ADHD may be assisted with strategies that are focused on increasing protective factors (i.e., resilience, self-efficacy, flow) to prevent depression and improve their life satisfaction and quality of life.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

adhdDepressionresiliencelife satisfaction
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S457
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