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Does attachment style moderate the relationship between negative urgency and adult ADHD symptoms?
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Few studies have examined adult ADHD's connection to negative urgency, a form of impulsive emotion dysregulation. Adults high in ADHD symptoms may be more prone to negative urgency due to neural differences in self-regulation, reward and emotion. Identifying malleable personality traits that buffer the relationship between ADHD and negative urgency is crucial. Attachment style, closely tied to emotion regulation, could interact with ADHD symptoms, amplifying the risk of negative urgency. My studies examine 1) the relationship between adult ADHD symptoms and negative urgency and 2) the interaction effect of attachment style and ADHD symptoms on negative urgency. In two studies (one pre-registered replication), ADHD symptoms (inattentiveness and hyperactivity-impulsivity) were positively associated with negative urgency. Fearful avoidant attachment consistently increased the relationship between ADHD symptoms and negative urgency, suggesting high ADHD symptoms paired with fearful avoidance increases the propensity to cope with negative emotions via negative urgency. These results build upon prior research on emotion dysregulation in adult ADHD and may guide targeted, attachment-focused therapy for emotion dysregulation in adult ADHD.
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A fearful avoidant attachment style increases the likelihood of coping and responding with negative emotions via negative urgency.
“A fearful avoidant attachment style has been shown to increase the likelihood of coping and responding with negative emotions via negative urgency (Faulkner 2024).”
From “I Felt Like a Burden”: An Exploration Into the Experience of Romantic Relationships for People With ADHD (2026) · cites this paper as Faulkner 2024
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O'Brien, M., Kini‐Seery, C., Kelly, C., Kilbride, K., Wrigley, M., Nearchou, F., & Bramham, J. (2026) · Journal of Marital and Family Therapy · doi:10.1111/jmft.70097 · Cited by 2
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- Authors
- Faulkner, P.
- Corresponding author
- Faulkner, Paige
- Venue
- University of Alberta Library
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Library
- Published
- 2024
- OpenAlex
- W6977793334
- Cited by
- 1
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- Citations by year
- 2025: 1
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- dissertation
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- ERA: Education and Research Archive (University of Alberta)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- adult ADHD, negative urgency, attachment styles, fearful attachment, emotional dysregulation, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, moderating effect, self-regulation
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