Objective:

Adults often select romantic partners who behave like they do (i.e. assortative mating). However, little is known about whether assortative mating is common among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and whether it is related to associated problems.

Method:

About 94 adults without ADHD, 43 adults with childhood ADHD histories but without current symptoms or impairment (ADHD-Desist), 27 adults with childhood ADHD histories and elevated current symptoms and impairment (ADHD-Persist) rated their partners’ ADHD symptoms and their own associated problems (e.g., intimate partner violence, financial difficulties).

Results:

The ADHD-Persist group reported that their partners exhibited more ADHD symptoms than the ADHD-Desist group and those without ADHD. Adults in the ADHD-Persist group who had partners with elevated ADHD symptoms endorsed high intimate partner violence and financial difficulties.

Conclusion:

Assortative mating appears to be common among adults with ADHD, especially those with persistent symptoms, and to increase risk of additional problems.

中文翻译：

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鸟的羽毛：ADHD 成人伴侣的 ADHD 症状和相关问题的检查

客观的：

成年人通常会选择表现得像他们一样的浪漫伴侣（即择偶交配）。然而，对于在患有注意力缺陷/多动障碍 (ADHD) 的成年人中是否常见，以及它是否与相关问题有关，人们知之甚少。

方法：

大约 94 名没有 ADHD 的成年人、43 名有儿童 ADHD 病史但目前没有症状或障碍的成年人 (ADHD-Desist)、27 名有儿童 ADHD 病史且当前症状和障碍升高的成年人 (ADHD-Persist) 评估了他们伴侣的 ADHD 症状和他们自己的症状相关问题（例如，亲密伴侣暴力、经济困难）。

结果：

ADHD-Persist 组报告说，他们的伴侣比 ADHD-Desist 组和没有 ADHD 的人表现出更多的 ADHD 症状。ADHD-Persist 组中伴侣患有 ADHD 症状升高的成年人认可高度亲密伴侣暴力和经济困难。

结论：

在患有 ADHD 的成年人中，特别是那些有持续症状的成年人中，选择交配似乎很常见，并且会增加出现其他问题的风险。