The impact of depression, anxiety, neuroticism, and severity of Internet addiction symptoms on the relationship between probable ADHD and severity of insomnia among young adults. (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evren, Bilge; Evren, Cuneyt; Dalbudak, Ercan; Topcu, Merve; Kutlu, Nilay
• Is Part Of: Psychiatry research. Volume 271(2019)
• Page Start: 726
• Page End: 731
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: ADHD -- Anxiety -- Depression -- Insomnia -- Internet addiction -- Neuroticism; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- periodicals; Psychiatrie -- Périodiques; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1781

Abstract

Highlights: ADHD, Internet addiction, depression, anxiety, and neuroticism scores were higher among the group with high probability of insomnia ( n = 200, 19.8%). Risk of high probability of insomnia was 2.7 times higher among those with probable ADHD. Both Inattentiveness (IN) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI) dimensions of ADHD were related with the severity of insomnia. Presence of probable ADHD was related with the severity of insomnia. Together with probable ADHD, severities of anxiety, depression, neuroticism and IA symptoms were related with the severity of insomnia. Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of depression, anxiety, neuroticism, and severity of Internet addiction symptoms (IAS) on the relationship between probable attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and severity of insomnia among young adults. The study was conducted with online survey among 1010 volunteered university students in Ankara, people who are in the e-mail database of a company located in Istanbul that organizes e-sports tournaments and Turkish gamers from gaming forums. Scale scores were higher among the group with high probability of insomnia ( n = 200, 19.8%). Also risk of high probability of insomnia was 2.7 times higher among those with probable ADHD. In linear regression analysis, both inattentiveness and hyperactivity/impulsivity dimensions of ADHD were related with the severity of insomnia, together with severities of anxiety, depression, neuroticism and IAS. Similarly, presence of probable ADHD was related with the severity of insomnia in ANCOVA, together with severities of anxiety, depression, neuroticism and IAS. These findings suggest that the presence of probable ADHD and the severity of ADHD symptoms are related with the severity of insomnia, even after controlling the depression, anxiety, neuroticism and IAS, which are all related with the severity of insomnia, among young adults.