Sleep quality, chronotype and social jetlag differentially associate with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioural disorder which has been associated with sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances. Numerous studies have linked evening circadian typology with traits and behaviours associated with the disorder, although a precise reason for this relationship has not been clarified. The current study examines ADHD symptoms, impulsivity, cognitive failures, sleep quality and chronotype in a cohort of healthy young adults (N = 396). Results show significant, small magnitude associations between mid-point of sleep on free days, social jetlag (SJL) and ADHD symptoms and impulsivity, although not with cognitive failures. Similarly, sleep quality is also associated with ADHD symptoms and impulsivity. Group-wise approaches show that higher SJL is associated with significantly more ADHD symptoms and impulsivity, and later mid-sleep on free days is also associated with more ADHD symptoms. Stepwise multiple linear regression reveals that, when controlling for age and sex, SJL but not mid-sleep on free days is a significant predictor of ADHD symptoms and impulsivity. These results indicate that SJL may be an important factor to consider when exploring circadian rhythm associations with ADHD symptoms.
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Social jetlag, rather than chronotype, is a predictor of ADHD symptoms and impulsivity in adults.
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From A systematic review of circadian function, chronotype and chronotherapy in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (2017) · cites this paper as McGowan et al. (2016)
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- Authors
- McGowan, N. M., Voinescu, B. I., & Coogan, A. N.
- Affiliations
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
- Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
- Corresponding author
- McGowan, Niall M.
- Venue
- Chronobiology International
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-09-26
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1433-1443
- ISSN
- 0742-0528 (ISSN-L)
- 1525-6073
- OpenAlex
- W2526759027
- Semantic Scholar
- 3ff77cdc654a0afa47ade351e20e251ee07bbd16
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 5.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chronobiology International (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
- Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- John and Pat Hume Scholarship Maynooth University (N/A)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, social jetlag, chronotype, sleep quality, circadian rhythm, impulsivity, cognitive failure, sleep timing, young adults
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sleep, Social Behavior, Time Factors, Jet Lag Syndrome, Young Adult
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