Enhancing unconditional self-acceptance in people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through autogenic training

Abstract

Attention-de cit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that includes attention de cit, hyperactivity, and impulsivity as the core symptoms. Studies have reported that secondary symptoms of ADHD people include high trait anxiety, low self-esteem, and low self-acceptance. is two-part study investigated the e cacy of autogenic training AT for ADHD people. AT is considered to be e ective for relieving anxiety, improving self-esteem, and self-acceptance. In Study 1, college students and ADHD people were compared to identify the psychological characteristics of ADHD people. In Study 2, ADHD people were randomly divided into an intervention and control group, and ADHD participants in the intervention group experienced an eight-week AT intervention. Results indicated that trait anxiety decreased signi cantly in the AT group. Moreover, there were improvements in self-esteem, and attention control, as well as a remarkable improvement in unconditional self-acceptance in the AT group ηp 2 .55 compared to the control. ese results indicate that AT is e ective for relieving anxiety, improving self-esteem and attention control, as well as promoting unconditional self-acceptance in ADHD people.