Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
J Clin Psychol. 2022 Dec;78(12):2497-2512. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23354. Epub 2022 Mar 25.
Evidence suggests that the poorer mental health associated with attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is partially explained by adverse psychosocial correlates of the condition. As recent studies show that self-compassion is negatively associated with ADHD, this study investigates if levels of self-compassion may explain the mental health outcomes in people with ADHD compared to people without ADHD.
A total of 543 adults with ADHD (62.72% female, 18-67 years), and 313 adults without ADHD (66.45% female, 18-82 years) completed questionnaires online to measure levels of self-compassion and mental health. A Structural Equation Model assessed the mediating effect of self-compassion on the relationships between ADHD and well-being (psychological, emotional, and social), and ADHD and ill-being (depression, anxiety, and stress).
Findings suggest that low self-compassion contributes to poorer mental health in adults with ADHD compared to adults without ADHD.
Thus, self-compassion may be a potential target to improve mental health in this population.
This study shows that self-compassion is an important factor in the mental health of adults with ADHD and provides preliminary evidence for the use of self-compassion interventions to improve mental health outcomes in adults with ADHD.
有证据表明，注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）较差的心理健康状况部分可以通过该病症的不良心理社会相关因素来解释。由于最近的研究表明，自我同情与 ADHD 呈负相关，因此本研究调查了与没有 ADHD 的人相比，自我同情水平是否可以解释 ADHD 患者的心理健康结果。
共有 543 名患有 ADHD（女性占 62.72%，年龄 18-67 岁）和 313 名没有 ADHD（女性占 66.45%，年龄 18-82 岁）的成年人在线完成了问卷，以测量自我同情水平和心理健康状况。结构方程模型评估了自我同情在 ADHD 与幸福感（心理、情感和社会）和 ADHD 与不适（抑郁、焦虑和压力）之间的关系中的中介作用。
研究结果表明，与没有 ADHD 的成年人相比，低自我同情会导致 ADHD 成年人的心理健康状况更差。
因此，自我同情可能是改善该人群心理健康的潜在目标。
本研究表明，自我同情是 ADHD 成年人心理健康的一个重要因素，并为使用自我同情干预措施来改善 ADHD 成年人的心理健康结果提供了初步证据。
