The Relationship between Distress Tolerance, Mind Wandering, Sleep Quality and Quantity with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Symptom Severity in Adults

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

yousof hasani jabdaragi ¹ , sajjad basharpoor ²

1 - Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, ardabil, iran
2 - department of psychology, university of mohaghegh ardabili

Received: 2020-12-13 Accepted : 2020-12-13 Published : 2020-06-21

Keywords: adults ADHD, mind wandering, distress tolerance, sleep quality and quantity,

Abstract :

Problems related to Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity in adults doesn't reveal itself due to graduating school or college and choosing a job that doesn't need long term or precise focus and because of this people have fewer complaints in this regard. But it doesn't mean that their Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptoms improved. Because if they were in a situation requiring long term or precise focus they will have difficulties, and at the same time, they may experience a variety of mental and behavioral problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between distress tolerance, mind wandering, sleep quality and quantity with Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptom severity in adults. Samples of this study included 90 adults with Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptoms that were chosen by Convenience Sampling and evaluated for mind wandering, distress tolerance and sleep quality and quantity. Analyzing multiple regressions results showed that Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptom severity was positively correlated with mind wandering and had negative correlations with Distress Tolerance and sleep quality and quantity, regression analysis showed that mind wandering predicts overall 42% of  adults Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptom severity and distress tolerance and sleep quality and quantity also predicted 35% and 15% of Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity symptom severity in adults. Results indicate that we can predict ADHD symptom severity by measuring mind wandering, distress tolerance and sleep quality and quantity.