Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA.
J Atten Disord. 2013 May;17(4):358-66. doi: 10.1177/1087054711430842. Epub 2012 Jan 30.
ADHD has been linked to various constructs, yet there is a lack of focus on how its symptom clusters differentially associate with personality, which this study addresses.
The current study examines the relationship between impulsive and inattentive ADHD traits and personality, indexed by the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III), in a sample of undergraduates.
Impulsivity was associated with NEO-PI-R and MCMI-III traits characterized by emotional distress, interpersonal problems, and disruptive behavior, whereas inattention was associated only with focus-oriented constructs.
ADHD-related inattention is a relatively modest predictor of personality traits, as compared with hyperactivity-impulsivity. These findings have implications regarding the distinctiveness and etiology of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR) ADHD types.
多动症与各种结构相关，但缺乏对其症状群与人格之间差异关系的关注，本研究旨在解决这一问题。
本研究以本科生为样本，使用修订版神经人格量表（NEO-PI-R）和密西根多轴人格量表第三版（MCMI-III），考察了冲动性和注意力不集中型多动症特质与人格的关系。
冲动性与情绪困扰、人际关系问题和破坏性行为等 NEO-PI-R 和 MCMI-III 特质相关，而注意力不集中仅与注重导向的结构相关。
与多动-冲动相比，多动症相关的注意力不集中是人格特质的一个相对较小的预测因素。这些发现对《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》（第 4 版文本修订版；DSM-IV-TR）多动症类型的独特性和病因学具有重要意义。
