Resilience and Well-being in College Students With and Without a Diagnosis of ADHD

Wilmshurst, Linda; Peele, Marella; Wilmshurst, Luke

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“…While adversity is often negatively related to well-being (Breslau et al 1999;Turner and Lloyd 1995), recent evidence suggests that adversity may also foster resilience, i.e., individuals who experience moderate adversity may be better able to cope with stressful situations or failure and, therefore, report higher well-being (Seery et al 2010;Seery, et al 2013). By experiencing the negative consequences of ADHD from early childhood, those individuals may develop a higher resistance to failure as well as ways to cope with adversity and achieve success against significant odds (Wilmshurst et al 2011). In particular, high-functioning adults who show ADHD-like behavior may exhibit greater resilience to disappointments.…”

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“…For example, taste for variety may drive individuals who exhibit ADHD-like behavior to pursue an entrepreneurial career because they often search for varied sensory input to satisfy their chronic underarousal, and taste for variety is also related to entrepreneurship (Å stebro and Thompson 2011). Another potential mediator is adversity resilience because individuals with ADHD-like behavior are likely to develop ways to cope with adversity and are therefore relatively resilient (Wilmshurst et al 2011), while at the same time, adversity resilience has been related to entrepreneurship (Holland and Shepherd 2013;Markman and Baron 2003;Markman et al 2005;Patel and Thatcher 2014;van Gelderen 2012).…”

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ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

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Little is known about the relation between entrepreneurship and the extent of psychiatric symptoms. Validated psychiatric symptom scores are seldom used for non-clinical reasons. One prevalent symptom that deserves our interest is Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a developmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness and hyperactivity that has been linked to occupational choice and performance. Building on the person-environment fit literature, we hypothesize that individuals who exhibit behavior associated with ADHD are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions. Using a sample of 10,104 students enrolled in higher education, we can confirm our prediction that students with a higher level of ADHD-like behavior are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions. Additionally, we show that risk taking propensity is a mediator that partly explains this positive effect. Our study points to the importance of behavioral tendencies associated with developmental disorders, when making entrepreneurship decisions. Our study contributes to the literature on the determinants of entrepreneurship, which so far has largely neglected the effects of psychiatric symptoms on entrepreneurship.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

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“…12 Resilience positively correlates with lower psychological distress and higher well-being. 13,14 Prospective studies suggest that resilience training may improve measures of psychological distress, self-efficacy, and self-esteem in workplace settings, 15,16 with college students, 17 and in patients with diabetes. 18 Most of the resilience training programs, however, entail several weeks of training with a considerable time commitment.…”

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Stress Management and Resilience Training Among Department of Medicine Faculty: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

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“…9 Few studies have described characteristics of ADHD individuals that may contribute to the development of resilience. Wilmshurst et al 10 examined psychological well being, self-concept, and academic performance in ADHD-diagnosed college students and found significant differences compared to a control group. In their study, subjects with ADHD reported significantly more support from parents than control students, who reported significantly more support from friends.…”

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is an independent risk factor for lower resilience in adolescents: a pilot study

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Trends Psychiatry Psychother.

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Objective: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with impaired daily functioning in a wide range of domains. Resilience, the ability to overcome and recover from challenges, has been scarcely investigated in ADHD and could potentially provide novel strategies for treatment. However, since ADHD is often comorbid with other clinical conditions, it is necessary to better understand if it impairs resilience levels when controlled for other variables. This pilot study is the first to investigate the correlation between quantitative measures of resilience and ADHD using strict diagnostic criteria by controlling this correlation for comorbid conditions. Methods: Twelve adolescents diagnosed with ADHD via semi--structured interview using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) were compared to 12 adolescents exhibiting typical development, regarding resilience, in an analysis controlled for anxiety and depression levels, socioeconomic status, and intelligence quotient (IQ). Results: The ADHD group was less resilient than the control group (p < 0.01). Importantly, resilience in the ADHD group was not correlated with depression or anxiety, age, intelligence level, and socioeconomic status. Conclusions: ADHD seems to be associated with lower resilience, which cannot be explained by depression, anxiety, intelligence level, age, or socioeconomic status. Keywords: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, resilience, adolescents. ResumoObjetivo: O transtorno de déficit de atenção com hiperatividade (TDAH) se associa a comprometimento funcional em diferentes domínios. Resiliência, o modo como indivíduos enfrentam e superam dificuldades, não foi investigada de modo suficiente no TDAH e poderia sugerir potenciais novas estratégias terapêuti-cas. Entretanto, sendo o TDAH frequentemente comórbido com outras condições clinicas, é necessário entender se ele compromete a resiliência de modo independente de outras variáveis. Este estudo piloto é o primeiro a investigar a correlação entre medidas quantitativas de resiliência e TDAH diagnosticado de modo estrito controlando-a por variáveis clínicas. Método: Os níveis de resiliência de 12 adolescentes diagnosticados com TDAH de acordo com os critérios do sistema Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais, 4ª edição (DSM-IV) através de entrevista semiestruturada foram comparados aos de 12 adolescentes com desenvolvimento típico, em uma análise controlada por níveis de ansiedade e depressão, status socioeconômico e inteligência. Resultados: O grupo TDAH apresentou menor resiliência do que o grupo controle (p < 0,01). Não houve correlação entre resiliência e depressão ou ansiedade, idade, inteligência ou nível socioeconômico. Conclusões: TDAH parece estar associado a baixos níveis de resiliência que não podem ser justificados por depressão, ansiedade, inteligência, idade ou condição socioeconômica. Descritores: Transtorno de déficit de atenção com hiperatividade, resiliência, adolescentes.

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Resilience and Well-being in College Students With and Without a Diagnosis of ADHD

Abstract: College students with a diagnosis of ADHD may represent an especially resilient group. Future studies should investigate competencies of students with ADHD who have achieved success against the odds.

Cited by 65 publications

References 24 publications

ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

Stress Management and Resilience Training Among Department of Medicine Faculty: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is an independent risk factor for lower resilience in adolescents: a pilot study

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