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Females With ADHD Report More Severe Symptoms Than Males on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

Vildalen, Victoria U., Brevik, Erlend J., Haavik, Jan, Lundervold, Astri J.·2019·Journal of Attention Disorders

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate gender differences in self-reported ADHD symptoms in a group of adults with ADHD and a control group. METHODS: A total of 682 adults with ADHD (49.9% females) and 882 controls (59.2% females) completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), listing the 18 symptoms included in the diagnostic criteria of ADHD. RESULTS: Within the ADHD group, females reported more severe symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity than males. This higher symptom report of females was not found in the control group, where the number of severe inattention symptoms rather was higher in males. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that childhood symptoms of ADHD may have gone unnoticed in girls, emphasizing the need for longitudinal studies of ADHD symptoms across the life span.

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  • Women with ADHD frequently enter care through mood or anxiety pathways, whereas men are more often referred due to behavioral or substance-related difficulties.

    “women frequently enter care through mood or anxiety pathways, whereas men are more often referred due to behavioral or substance-related difficulties [125,126]”
  • Adult women with ADHD frequently report greater emotional lability, irritability, chronic overwhelm, and relational strain.

    “Clinical studies show that adult women with ADHD frequently report greater emotional lability, irritability, chronic overwhelm, and relational strain [125].”
  • Delayed identification in women with ADHD is associated with prolonged functional impairment, lower self-esteem, and greater psychiatric comorbidity.

    “Delayed identification in women is associated with prolonged functional impairment, lower self-esteem, and greater psychiatric comorbidity [125].”

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Authors
Vildalen, V. U., Brevik, E. J., Haavik, J., & Lundervold, A. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Bergen (NO)
  • Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
Corresponding author
Lundervold, Astri J.
Venue
Journal of Attention Disorders
Published
2016-07-25
Volume
23
Issue
9
Pages
959-967
ISSN
  • 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1246
OpenAlex
W2482981861
Cited by
47
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Universitetet i Bergen
  • Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
adult ADHD, gender differences, ADHD symptom severity, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, childhood ADHD symptoms
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cognition, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Sex Factors, Self Report

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