Sintomas de TDAH e suas correlações com regulação emocional em universitários

Abstract

Emotional regulation is a complex process in which evaluation skills, attention, decision-making and inhibitory control are necessary. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is related to emotional dysregulation (ED), and there is growing evidence that ED is not only a trait, but a core symptom of ADHD. The goal of the present study is to use both Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS-18) and Following Affective States Teste (FAST) to investigate possible correlations and differences between subjects with and without ADHD symptoms, specially differences relating to their way to cope and deal with affective states (emotions, moods, stress responses). Participants of the present study were all undergraduate students (72 male and 156 female), age (M=22,22; SD=5,11). Among all 224 subjects, 52 participants presented an ASRS-18 score suggestive of the presence of ADHD. Significant correlations were found between hyperactivity, attention deficit and the inclination to follow negative feelings.