Why do people with ADHD sometimes take out-sized risks? A new study suggests that adults with ADHD over-estimate perceived benefits, leading them to engage in relatively more risky behavior as a result.
Journal of Attention DisordersSpecifically, adults with ADHD are more likely to over-estimate benefits when weighing a decision, leading them to relatively riskier behaviors, the research suggests., ages 20-40, were administered two questionnaires designed to compare different ways of conceptualizing decision-making under risk. The Adult Risk-Taking Inventory — comprising 40 descriptions of risky behavior — was administered first.
Researchers found that perceptions of benefit, but not perceptions of risk, accounted for the link betweenand ERB. Both measures of perceived benefit were positively correlated with ERB: the greater the perceived benefit of the activity, the higher the likelihood of engaging in it.
Contrary to previous research, weaker attitudes toward the perceived benefits did not significantly correlate with ADHD symptoms nor did they mediate ERB. The psychometric model demonstrated that the association between ERB and ADHD symptom level was mediated by a negative attitude toward perceived risk, but not by the attitudes toward the perceived benefit .
These findings suggest that ADHD symptoms are associated with stronger perceptions of the anticipated benefits of engaging in
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