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Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness 2/2023

31-12-2022 | Original Paper

Well-being and Distress in University Students with ADHD Traits: the Mediating Roles of Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation Difficulties

Auteurs: Glenda M. Farmer, Jeneva L. Ohan, Amy L. Finlay-Jones, Donna M. Bayliss

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 2/2023

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Abstract

Objectives

Tertiary education is particularly demanding for students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who often struggle with emotion regulation and are at greater risk of internalising disorders compared to their peers. Self-compassion is a skill associated with positive mental health and adaptive emotion regulation that might support students in managing the emotional challenges of studying with ADHD. We examined the relationship between ADHD traits and self-compassion in university students, as well as the mediating role of self-compassion and emotion regulation difficulties in mental health outcomes.

Method

A sample of 232 university students aged 18 to 47 (M = 19.92, SD = 3.75) years completed an online survey measuring ADHD traits, self-compassion, emotion regulation difficulties, distress, and well-being.

Results

Correlational analyses showed that higher ADHD traits were associated with higher self-criticism, isolation, and overidentification (i.e. uncompassionate self-responding; USR), but not with self-compassionate responding (i.e. self-kindness, common humanity, or mindfulness). Mediation analyses showed that USR partially mediated the relationship ADHD traits have with distress and fully mediated the relationship with well-being. Serial mediation analyses indicated that this occurred via emotion regulation.

Conclusions

The results help explain why university students with ADHD traits experience greater mental health difficulties than their peers and support the addition of self-compassion training in interventions that aim to support them.

Preregistration

This study is not preregistered.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Well-being and Distress in University Students with ADHD Traits: the Mediating Roles of Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation Difficulties
Auteurs
Glenda M. Farmer
Jeneva L. Ohan
Amy L. Finlay-Jones
Donna M. Bayliss
Publicatiedatum
31-12-2022
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-02051-x

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