The role of distress tolerance and delay of gratification in the health risk behaviors of females with and without ADHD.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2458088

Annah R Cash, Rosanna Breaux

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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the independent and joint effects of ADHD status, distress tolerance, and delay of gratification on the propensity to engage in health risk behaviors (drug use, alcohol use, disordered eating).

Participants/methods: Participants included 115 female college students (41.7% with ADHD) who completed online questionnaires.

Results: College students with a prior diagnosis of ADHD reported significantly lower distress tolerance, decreased delay of gratification, more drug and alcohol use, and more disordered eating in comparison to those without ADHD. Main effects for delay of gratification in predicting uncontrolled and emotional eating and two significant moderation analyses emerged. For individuals with ADHD, poorer distress tolerance was associated with more drug use.

Conclusion: Results highlight the potential to target distress tolerance to reduce engagement in drug use among female college students with ADHD, and to target the ability to delay gratification to reduce risk for disordered eating among all college students.

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痛苦容忍和延迟满足在有和无ADHD女性健康风险行为中的作用。

目的：本研究考察了ADHD状态、痛苦耐受性和延迟满足对参与健康风险行为（吸毒、酗酒、饮食失调）倾向的独立和联合影响。参与者/方法：参与者包括115名女大学生（41.7%患有ADHD），他们完成了在线问卷调查。结果：与没有ADHD的大学生相比，先前诊断为ADHD的大学生报告了明显较低的痛苦耐受性，减少了延迟满足，更多的药物和酒精使用，以及更多的饮食失调。延迟满足在预测不受控制和情绪化进食中的主要影响以及两个显著的适度分析。对于患有多动症的人来说，较差的痛苦耐受力与更多的药物使用有关。结论：研究结果强调了以痛苦耐受力为目标来减少ADHD女大学生的药物使用，并以延迟满足能力为目标来降低所有大学生饮食失调的风险。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.