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Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study

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Mitchell, JT; Robertson, CD; Anastopolous, AD; Nelson-Gray, RO; Kollins, SH
Published in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
December 1, 2012

Recent reviews argue that emotion dysregulation is an important feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and involves a failure to inhibit negative emotions that leads to negative affectively-driven impulsive behavior (i.e., emotional impulsivity). The goal of the current study was to assess (a) whether emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity was higher in a group of adults diagnosed with ADHD and (b) if the relationship between core ADHD symptoms (i.e., inattention and hyperactivityimpulsivity) and emotional impulsivity is mediated by emotion dysregulation symptoms. A group of adults with (n0 18) and without (n023) ADHD completed measures of core ADHD symptoms, emotion dysregulation, and emotional impulsivity. A series of one-way analyses of covariance indicated significant between-group differences in emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity when current depression and oppositional defiant disorder ratings were covaried. In addition, the relationship between ADHD symptoms and emotional impulsivity was mediated by emotion dysregulation symptoms. These findings suggest that emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity are higher in adults diagnosed with ADHD and that emotion dysregulation symptoms have predictive value beyond core ADHD symptoms. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.

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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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EISSN

1573-3505

ISSN

0882-2689

Publication Date

December 1, 2012

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

510 / 519

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Mitchell, J. T., Robertson, C. D., Anastopolous, A. D., Nelson-Gray, R. O., & Kollins, S. H. (2012). Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34(4), 510–519. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-012-9297-2
Mitchell, J. T., C. D. Robertson, A. D. Anastopolous, R. O. Nelson-Gray, and S. H. Kollins. “Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study.” Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 34, no. 4 (December 1, 2012): 510–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-012-9297-2.
Mitchell JT, Robertson CD, Anastopolous AD, Nelson-Gray RO, Kollins SH. Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2012 Dec 1;34(4):510–9.
Mitchell, J. T., et al. “Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study.” Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, vol. 34, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 510–19. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s10862-012-9297-2.
Mitchell JT, Robertson CD, Anastopolous AD, Nelson-Gray RO, Kollins SH. Emotion dysregulation and emotional impulsivity among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Results of a preliminary study. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2012 Dec 1;34(4):510–519.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

DOI

EISSN

1573-3505

ISSN

0882-2689

Publication Date

December 1, 2012

Volume

34

Issue

4

Start / End Page

510 / 519

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology