Objective:

Religiosity has been repeatedly proposed as protective in the development of depression, sociopathy and addictions. ADHD frequently co-occurs with these same conditions. Although ADHD symptoms may affect religious practice, religiosity in ADHD remains unexplored.

Method:

Analyses examined data from >8000 subjects aged 12 to 34 in four waves of the Add Health Study. Relationships of religious variables with childhood ADHD symptoms were statistically evaluated. Observed correlations of ADHD symptoms to depression, delinquency, and substance use were tested for mediation and moderation by religiosity.

Results:

ADHD symptoms correlated with lower levels of all religious variables at nearly all waves. In some analyses at Wave IV, prayer and attendance interacted with ADHD to predict worsened psychopathology.

Conclusion:

ADHD symptoms predicted lower engagement in religious life. In adulthood, some aspects of religiosity interacted with ADHD symptoms to predict worse outcomes. Further research should explore whether lower religiosity partially explains prevalent comorbidities in ADHD.

中文翻译：

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青春期和成年期的多动症、宗教信仰和精神病合并症

客观的：

宗教信仰一再被提出对抑郁症、反社会病和成瘾的发展具有保护作用。ADHD 经常与这些相同的条件同时发生。尽管 ADHD 症状可能会影响宗教活动，但 ADHD 的宗教信仰仍未被探索。

方法：

分析检查了四轮 Add Health 研究中超过 8000 名 12 至 34 岁受试者的数据。对宗教变量与儿童多动症症状的关系进行了统计评估。观察到的 ADHD 症状与抑郁、犯罪和物质使用的相关性通过宗教信仰进行了中介和调节测试。

结果：

ADHD 症状与几乎所有浪潮中所有宗教变量的较低水平相关。在 Wave IV 的一些分析中，祈祷和出席与 ADHD 相互作用以预测恶化的精神病理学。

结论：

ADHD 症状预示着对宗教生活的参与度较低。在成年期，宗教信仰的某些方面与 ADHD 症状相互作用，以预测更糟糕的结果。进一步的研究应该探索较低的宗教信仰是否部分解释了 ADHD 的普遍合并症。