title: Distinct ADHD symptom clusters differentially associated with personality traits.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  ADHD has been linked to various constructs, yet there is a lack of focus on how its symptom clusters differentially associate with personality, which this study addresses.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study examines the relationship between impulsive and inattentive ADHD traits and personality, indexed by the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III), in a sample of undergraduates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Impulsivity was associated with NEO-PI-R and MCMI-III traits characterized by emotional distress, interpersonal problems, and disruptive behavior, whereas inattention was associated only with focus-oriented constructs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ADHD-related inattention is a relatively modest predictor of personality traits, as compared with hyperactivity-impulsivity. These findings have implications regarding the distinctiveness and etiology of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR) ADHD types.
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA.
authors.forename: Ashley A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: Will H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Canu
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D055815:Young Adult