The purpose of this study was to determine whether adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ regarding their friendships. The sample comprised 107 adolescents (59 ADHD, 48 typically developing comparison), ages 13 to 18 years. Adolescents and their parents completed questionnaires that measured the number and duration of the adolescents’ friendships, the frequency of contact they had with their friends, and the characteristics of their friends. Adolescents with and without ADHD did not differ in the number of friends they nominated, the duration of their friendships, and the frequency of contact with friends. Adolescents with ADHD were more likely to have friends who were younger or older by two or more years and close friends with behavior problems than comparison adolescents. Girls with ADHD had fewer of their friendships corroborated by parents than girls without ADHD, and fewer of their best friends attending their school. Only girls with ADHD had friends whom they initially met online.

这项研究的目的是确定患有和没有注意力缺陷/多动障碍（ADHD）的青少年之间的友谊是否不同。样本包括13至18岁的107名青少年（59名ADHD，通常有48名正在发展中的比较）。青少年及其父母填写了调查表，用于测量青少年友谊的数量和持续时间，与朋友的接触频率以及朋友的特征。有或没有多动症的青少年在提名的朋友数量，友谊的持续时间以及与朋友接触的频率方面没有差异。与比较型青少年相比，患有多动症的青少年更容易结交两年或更长时间的朋友，并且有行为问题的密友。与没有多动症的女孩相比，有多动症的女孩得到父母支持的友谊更少，而上学的最好的朋友也更少。只有患有多动症的女孩最初是在网上认识的朋友。