Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Medicine, Graduate school, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Compr Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;70:112-7. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.07.003. Epub 2016 Jul 6.
Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibits symptoms, such as attention deficit and impulsivity, that make it difficult for patients to manage social activities. In this study, we investigated the association of adult ADHD symptoms with temperament and character dimensions, taking into account possible sex interactions.
A total of 2917 (1462 males and 1455 females) college students completed the 140 5-point Likert items on the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised Short version (TCI-RS) and the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Rated Scale (ASRS). According to the ASRS score, subjects were classified into the control group, the inattentive ADHD symptom (IA) group, or the hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptom (HI) group. Additionally, the scores of the four temperament dimensions and the three character dimensions were compared.
In the IA and HI groups, the NS and HA levels of the temperament dimension were high and the PS level was low compared with the control group. In the character dimension, the levels of SD and CO were significantly lower in the ADHD groups than in the control group (P<0.001). Meanwhile, the ST level in the HI group was significantly higher than in the control group. In the regression analysis after age and gender correction, NS and SD in the IA group and NS, CO, and ST in the HI group were associated with adult ADHD symptoms.
The current findings suggest that high novelty seeking may be related to adult ADHD symptoms in the temperament dimension. Furthermore, some character dimensions were associated with adult ADHD symptoms.
成人注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）表现出注意力缺陷和冲动等症状，使患者难以管理社交活动。在这项研究中，我们考虑了可能的性别交互作用，调查了成人 ADHD 症状与气质和性格维度的关系。
共有 2917 名（男 1462 名，女 1455 名）大学生完成了 140 个 5 点 Likert 项目的修订版气质与性格量表（TCI-RS）和注意力缺陷/多动障碍自评量表（ASRS）。根据 ASRS 评分，将受试者分为对照组、非注意 ADHD 症状（IA）组或多动/冲动 ADHD 症状（HI）组。此外，还比较了四个气质维度和三个性格维度的评分。
在 IA 和 HI 组中，与对照组相比，气质维度的 NS 和 HA 水平较高，PS 水平较低。在性格维度中，ADHD 组的 SD 和 CO 水平明显低于对照组（P<0.001）。同时，HI 组的 ST 水平明显高于对照组。在年龄和性别校正后的回归分析中，IA 组的 NS 和 SD 以及 HI 组的 NS、CO 和 ST 与成人 ADHD 症状相关。
目前的研究结果表明，高新奇寻求可能与气质维度的成人 ADHD 症状有关。此外，一些性格维度与成人 ADHD 症状有关。
