APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Personality Traits Exacerbate ADHD Symptom Comorbidity with Depressive Problems and Rule-Breaking Behavior during Young Adulthood
- Patrick Goh
University of Kentucky - Christine Lee
University of Kentucky - Tess Smith
University of Kentucky - Pevitr Bansal
University of Kentucky - Michelle Martel
University of Kentucky
Abstract
This study suggests personality traits, especially high neuroticism and agreeableness, may exacerbate ADHD symptoms’ co-occurrence with depressive problems and rule-breaking behavior during young adulthood, in line with the exacerbation model of trait-psychopathology associations. Traits may be important targets when screening individuals with ADHD for co-occurring depressive problems and rule-breaking behavior.
Psychopathology