ERIC Number: EJ1445025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
EISSN: EISSN-1557-1246
Emotional Dysregulation in Emerging Adult ADHD: A Key Consideration in Explaining and Classifying Impairment and Co-Occurring Internalizing Problems
Patrick K. Goh; Ashlyn W. W. A. Wong; Da Eun Suh; Elizabeth A. Bodalski; Yvette Rother; Cynthia M. Hartung; Elizabeth K. Lefler
Journal of Attention Disorders, v28 n13 p1627-1641 2024
Objective: The current study sought to clarify and harness the incremental validity of emotional dysregulation and unawareness (EDU) in emerging adulthood, beyond ADHD symptoms and with respect to concurrent classification of impairment and co-occurring problems, using machine learning techniques. Method: Participants were 1,539 college students (M[subscript age] = 19.5, 69% female) with self-reported ADHD diagnoses from a multisite study who completed questionnaires assessing ADHD symptoms, EDU, and co-occurring problems. Results: Random forest analyses suggested EDU dimensions significantly improved model performance (ps < 0.001) in classifying participants with impairment and internalizing problems versus those without, with the resulting ADHD + EDU classification model demonstrating acceptable to excellent performance (except in classification of Work Impairment) in a distinct sample. Variable importance analyses suggested inattention sum scores and the Limited Access to Emotional Regulation Strategies EDU dimension as the most important features for facilitating model classification. Conclusion: Results provided support for EDU as a key deficit in those with ADHD that, when present, helps explain ADHD's co-occurrence with impairment and internalizing problems. Continued application of machine learning techniques may facilitate actuarial classification of ADHD-related outcomes while also incorporating multiple measures.
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Young Adults, College Students, Emotional Response, Self Control, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Artificial Intelligence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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