Lapses in the Person Radar: ADHD Symptoms Predict Difficulty in Interpersonal Distancing
Authors: Brown, C.R.H. and Forster, S.
Journal: Journal of Attention Disorders
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 368-380
eISSN: 1557-1246
ISSN: 1087-0547
DOI: 10.1177/10870547221149200
Abstract:Objective: Across contexts, from social cognition to the COVID-19 pandemic response, individual variation in the regulation of interpersonal distance has typically been viewed as a voluntary choice. Here we examine the frequency of unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing, and their relationship with childhood ADHD symptoms. Method: We administered a novel measure of difficulty with interpersonal distancing across three undergraduate samples (total N = 1,225), in addition to measures of recalled childhood ADHD symptoms, mind wandering, and hyperfocus. Results: Almost all (>97%) participants reported unintentional lapses in maintaining interpersonal distance, with 16% experiencing such lapses frequently. Thirty percent of the variance in these reports was accounted for by attentional traits: Inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms jointly predicted difficulties with interpersonal distancing, with the former relationship fully mediated by hyperfocus and spontaneous mind wandering. Conclusion: Both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms confer vulnerability to frequent unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing.
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Lapses in the Person Radar: ADHD Symptoms Predict Difficulty in Interpersonal Distancing.
Authors: Brown, C.R.H. and Forster, S.
Journal: J Atten Disord
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 368-380
eISSN: 1557-1246
DOI: 10.1177/10870547221149200
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: Across contexts, from social cognition to the COVID-19 pandemic response, individual variation in the regulation of interpersonal distance has typically been viewed as a voluntary choice. Here we examine the frequency of unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing, and their relationship with childhood ADHD symptoms. METHOD: We administered a novel measure of difficulty with interpersonal distancing across three undergraduate samples (total N = 1,225), in addition to measures of recalled childhood ADHD symptoms, mind wandering, and hyperfocus. RESULTS: Almost all (>97%) participants reported unintentional lapses in maintaining interpersonal distance, with 16% experiencing such lapses frequently. Thirty percent of the variance in these reports was accounted for by attentional traits: Inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms jointly predicted difficulties with interpersonal distancing, with the former relationship fully mediated by hyperfocus and spontaneous mind wandering. CONCLUSION: Both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms confer vulnerability to frequent unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing.
Source: PubMed
Lapses in the Person Radar: ADHD Symptoms Predict Difficulty in Interpersonal Distancing
Authors: Brown, C.R.H. and Forster, S.
Journal: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 368-380
eISSN: 1557-1246
ISSN: 1087-0547
DOI: 10.1177/10870547221149200
Source: Web of Science (Lite)
Lapses in the Person Radar: ADHD Symptoms Predict Difficulty in Interpersonal Distancing.
Authors: Brown, C.R.H. and Forster, S.
Journal: Journal of attention disorders
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 368-380
eISSN: 1557-1246
ISSN: 1087-0547
DOI: 10.1177/10870547221149200
Abstract:Objective
Across contexts, from social cognition to the COVID-19 pandemic response, individual variation in the regulation of interpersonal distance has typically been viewed as a voluntary choice. Here we examine the frequency of unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing, and their relationship with childhood ADHD symptoms.Method
We administered a novel measure of difficulty with interpersonal distancing across three undergraduate samples (total N = 1,225), in addition to measures of recalled childhood ADHD symptoms, mind wandering, and hyperfocus.Results
Almost all (>97%) participants reported unintentional lapses in maintaining interpersonal distance, with 16% experiencing such lapses frequently. Thirty percent of the variance in these reports was accounted for by attentional traits: Inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms jointly predicted difficulties with interpersonal distancing, with the former relationship fully mediated by hyperfocus and spontaneous mind wandering.Conclusion
Both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms confer vulnerability to frequent unintentional lapses in interpersonal distancing.Source: Europe PubMed Central