Dew Rachel E, Kollins Scott H, Koenig Harold G
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
J Atten Disord. 2022 Jan;26(2):307-318. doi: 10.1177/1087054720972803. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Religiosity has been repeatedly proposed as protective in the development of depression, sociopathy and addictions. ADHD frequently co-occurs with these same conditions. Although ADHD symptoms may affect religious practice, religiosity in ADHD remains unexplored.
Analyses examined data from >8000 subjects aged 12 to 34 in four waves of the Add Health Study. Relationships of religious variables with childhood ADHD symptoms were statistically evaluated. Observed correlations of ADHD symptoms to depression, delinquency, and substance use were tested for mediation and moderation by religiosity.
ADHD symptoms correlated with lower levels of all religious variables at nearly all waves. In some analyses at Wave IV, prayer and attendance interacted with ADHD to predict worsened psychopathology.
ADHD symptoms predicted lower engagement in religious life. In adulthood, some aspects of religiosity interacted with ADHD symptoms to predict worse outcomes. Further research should explore whether lower religiosity partially explains prevalent comorbidities in ADHD.
宗教信仰多次被认为对抑郁症、反社会人格障碍和成瘾的发展具有保护作用。注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）常与这些情况同时出现。虽然ADHD症状可能会影响宗教活动，但ADHD患者的宗教信仰情况仍未得到研究。
分析来自青少年健康纵向研究（Add Health Study）四轮研究中8000多名年龄在12至34岁之间受试者的数据。对宗教变量与儿童期ADHD症状之间的关系进行统计学评估。检验宗教信仰对观察到的ADHD症状与抑郁、犯罪和物质使用之间的相关性是否存在中介作用和调节作用。
在几乎所有轮次中，ADHD症状都与所有宗教变量的较低水平相关。在第四轮的一些分析中，祈祷和参加宗教活动与ADHD相互作用，预示着精神病理学症状会加重。
ADHD症状预示着宗教生活参与度较低。在成年期，宗教信仰的某些方面与ADHD症状相互作用，预示着更糟糕的结果。进一步的研究应探讨宗教信仰较低是否部分解释了ADHD中普遍存在的共病情况。
