ADHD symptoms correlate positively with creative achievements and negatively with problem-construction usefulness¶

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q3 i2 In Study 1, ADHD symptoms correlated positively with creative achievements (r = .22) and negatively with the usefulness of problem construction (r = −.36). → Boot Nathalie 2017 q3 i2 In Study 2, ADHD symptoms correlated positively with AUT originality (r = .28) and with self-reported creativity in the mechanical/scientific (r = .33), artistic (r = .26), and performance (r = .34) domains. → Boot Nathalie 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Boot Nathalie 2017¶

Boot Nathalie, Nevicka Barbara, Baas Matthijs. (2017). Creativity in ADHD: Goal-Directed Motivation and Domain Specificity. Journal of Attention Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054717727352

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Study 1 zero-order correlations (Table 1, N = 107) between the 23-item ADHD rating scale and creativity measures. ADHD symptoms correlated positively with creative achievements (r = .22, p < .05) and negatively with problem usefulness (r = −.36, p < .01).

"ADHD symptoms correlated positively with creative achievements and negatively with the usefulness of problem construction."

Boot Nathalie 2017 (2)¶

Boot Nathalie, Nevicka Barbara, Baas Matthijs. (2017). Creativity in ADHD: Goal-Directed Motivation and Domain Specificity. Journal of Attention Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054717727352

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Study 2 zero-order correlations (Table 2, N = 90) between ADHD symptoms and creativity measures. Symptoms correlated with AUT originality (r = .28, p < .01) and K-DOCS mechanical/scientific (r = .33), artistic (r = .26), and performance (r = .34) domains (all p < .01).

"ADHD symptoms correlated positively with AUT originality and self-reported creativity in the mechanical/scientific, artistic, and performance domains, but not with any of the other creativity indicators."

Discussion¶

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