Profiles of Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)

<p>Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often diagnosed in childhood. However, the disorder can be more complex to diagnose in adulthood as several comorbid disorders may also impact attention. Many symptoms, often prevalent in childhood, taper off in adulthood, adding to the difficulty of differential diagnosis. Clinicians must decipher symptoms of ADHD from comorbid disorders during diagnostic procedures, which can be tedious. As the requests for adult ADHD diagnoses grow, the need for more efficient diagnostic procedures seems to be ever-present. The current research utilized an exploratory two-step cluster analysis to explore subgroups that resulted from archival data of adults with ADHD. The results yielded a three-cluster solution that helped to differentiate between cluster groups and establish psychological profiles for adults with ADHD. The current results are relevant for understanding and establishing the clinical profile of adults with ADHD.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy - School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Services

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Gillette, Tailyn L

Contributors dc:contributor

• Luis Aguerrevere
• Nina Ellis-Hervey
• Frankie Clark

• ADHD
• Personality
• Attention
• Adult
• Cluster analysis
• PAI
• Clinical Psychology
• Health Psychology
• Personality and Social Contexts

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/622

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1713