%0 Journal Article
%T Examining the Rate of Self
%A Carmela M. Pestell
%A Jason Alan Bell
%A Marie M. A. Nankoo
%A Romina Palermo
%J Journal of Attention Disorders
%@ 1557-1246
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1087054718758901
%X Objective: To investigate the rate of ADHD-related traits among young adults in an Australian university, and to examine whether higher endorsement of ADHD-related symptoms is associated with self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, distress, and autistic-like traits. Method: In total, 1,002 students aged 17 to 25 years completed the Conners¡¯ Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), and the Autism Quotient (AQ). Results: About 17.3% of students reported ¡°at-risk¡± levels of ADHD-related symptoms. Regression analyses revealed that CAARS scores explained unique variance in self-reported levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and autism-related traits. Conclusion: The rate of self-reported ADHD symptoms is higher in Australian undergraduate students than that reported in previous studies using the CAARS to investigate rates of diagnosed students. Problems with self-concept accounted for the most unique variance in DASS subscale scores. Hyperactivity/restlessness and inattention/memory problems accounted for the most unique variance in AQ-Social and AQ-Attention-to-Detail scores, respectively
%K ADHD
%K young adults
%K undergraduate students
%K depression
%K anxiety
%K stress
%K autism-related traits
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1087054718758901