Ekman Elizabeth, Hiltunen Arto, Gustafsson Henrik
Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Karlstad University, 65188 Karlstad, Sweden.
Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Karlstad University, 65188 Karlstad, Sweden.
Sports (Basel). 2021 May 11;9(5):61. doi: 10.3390/sports9050061.
The current study investigates the possibility that athletes have more parallel ADHD symptoms than non-athletes. High-level youth sport athletes were compared with non-athletes in leisure time (i.e., sport) and in the school in ADHD symptoms. Athletes and students were evaluated by a trained psychotherapist using Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) on activities at school and during activities in leisure/sports time. They also filled in the Autism Spectrum Questionnaire (AQ) as a self-report assessment. Results showed significant differences in ASRS-scores for athletes in school and in their sport, with high scores in school and low scores in sport. No differences were found in AQ between the groups. The findings indicate that many athletes might display a cognitive profile of parallel of ADHD criteria. Future research needs to further investigate potential benefits of the cognitive profile in athletes and how they handle different contexts including sport and school settings.
本研究调查了运动员比非运动员有更多类似注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）症状的可能性。将高水平青少年体育运动员与非运动员在休闲时间（即运动方面）和学校环境中的ADHD症状进行了比较。由一名训练有素的心理治疗师使用成人ADHD自我报告量表（ASRS）对运动员和学生在学校活动以及休闲/运动时间的活动进行评估。他们还填写了自闭症谱系问卷（AQ）作为自我报告评估。结果显示，运动员在学校和运动方面的ASRS分数存在显著差异，在学校分数高，在运动方面分数低。两组之间在AQ方面未发现差异。研究结果表明，许多运动员可能表现出符合ADHD标准的认知特征。未来的研究需要进一步调查这种认知特征对运动员的潜在益处，以及他们如何应对包括运动和学校环境在内的不同情境。
