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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Self-Esteem, And Identity Among College Students, Julie Hall
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Self-Esteem, And Identity Among College Students, Julie Hall
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The purpose of this study was to explore if Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is related to identity in undergraduate adults, as well as their self-esteem. Also investigated was whether prior diagnosis (including early detection versus later-in-life detection) would be related to higher self-esteem and healthier identity formation. College students in large metropolitan southeastern universities enrolled in psychology classes (N = 368) took an anonymous online self-report survey battery in exchange for course credit. The screening tool for ADHD identified close to 50% of the sample as possibly having ADHD, which is much higher than any previous study has …