title: Perceived stress and ADHD symptoms in adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Given that ADHD has been linked to dysfunction across development and in many life domains, it is likely that individuals experiencing these symptoms are at increased risk for experiencing stress. The current study examines the association between ADHD and other psychiatric symptoms and perceived stress in a community sample of adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  Perceived stress data collected from 983 participants (M(age) = 45.6 years) were analyzed primarily via hierarchical multiple regression using ADHD symptom clusters, demographic variables, and anxiety and depression scale variables as predictors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ADHD symptoms positively associated with perceived stress. Inattention and sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), as opposed to hyperactivity-impulsivity and newly proposed executive dysfunction symptoms, were the most consistent predictors. These findings reinforce that the experience of ADHD symptoms in adulthood is associated with stress and suggest that SCT could play an important role in assessing risk for negative adult outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA.
authors.forename: Martha A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA canuwh@appstate.edu.
authors.forename: Will H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Canu
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Broman-Fulks
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Courtney A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rocheleau
authors.affiliation: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Nieman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000523:psychology; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*