Comparison of Brain-Behavioral Systems, Decision Making styles and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Adults with and without ADHD

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 MA of Psychology of exceptional children, Department of Psychology University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

3 Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

10.22070/cpap.2024.18306.1429

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare brain-behavioral Systems, cognitive decision making and emotion regulation in adults with and without attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder.

Method: The research design was a comparative causal analysis of multivariate and univariate analysis of variance. The present study population was the students of University of Guilan. A sample of 320 people (120 people with symptoms and 200 people without symptoms) were selected by available sampling method from the mentioned population. Research tools used include the short form of passive self-assessment scale for ADHD of World Health Organization (ASRS), brain-behavioral systems questionnaire (BAS-BIS), general decision-making style questionnaire (GDMS) and short form Cognitive adjustment questionnaire (CERQ).

Result: The findings showed that there was no significant difference between adults with and without ASHD in terms of behavioral activation system and behavioral inhibition system. However, there is a significant difference between the two groups in terms of intellectual, intuitive, dependent, immediate and avoidant components of cognitive decision making. Also, uncompromising emotional adjustment strategies in adults with ADHD are more common in adults without ADHD, but compromised emotion regulation strategies in adults with and without ADHD are equal.

Discussion and conclusion The results based on the differences between adults with and without attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in the studied variables were discussed in detail.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 02 July 2024

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