Cited by 243Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

Emotion dysregulation is associated with social impairment among young adolescents with ADHD

Bunford, Nora, Evans, Steven W., Langberg, Joshua M.·2018·Journal of Attention Disorders

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate aspects of emotion dysregulation (ED) that characterize young adolescents with ADHD, examine the effects of subtype and comorbidity, and determine the extent to which ED is related to aggression and rule-breaking and social impairment. METHOD: We examined which aspects of ED are most relevant to ADHD in 180 young adolescents (75% boys), as well as whether ED differs across ADHD subtypes or comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) status. We also examined the association between ED and aggression, rule-breaking, and social impairment. RESULTS: Young adolescent females and males with ADHD exhibited various manifestations of ED, including behavioral dyscontrol in the presence of strong emotions and inflexibility/slow return to emotional baseline. ED did not differ as a function of ADHD subtype or comorbid ODD. Three aspects of ED, namely, low threshold for emotional excitability/impatience, behavioral dyscontrol in the face of strong emotions, and inflexibility/slow return to baseline, predicted three of six measured indices of parent- and self-reported social impairment, above and beyond comorbid ODD. CONCLUSIONS: ED is associated with ADHD among young adolescents, does not differ based on ADHD subtype or ODD status, and is associated with social impairment.

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Authors
Bunford, N., Evans, S. W., & Langberg, J. M.
Affiliations
  • Ohio University, Athens, USA
  • Ohio University (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Venue
Journal of Attention Disorders
Published
2014-03-29
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
66-82
ISSN
  • 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1246
OpenAlex
W2103436500
Cited by
243
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Keywords
emotional dysregulation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, early adolescents, social dysfunction, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD subtypes, aggression, rule violations, emotional excitability, behavioral dyscontrol, comorbidities
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Social Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Self Report, Social Skills

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