financial_ADHD_Questionnaire.sav (32.11 kB)
financial_ADHD_Questionnaire.sav
This study extends prior research by examining associations
between ADHD symptoms, delay discounting, and an array of previously
unevaluated financial outcomes among 544 individuals (mean age 35 years).
Controlling for age, income, sex, education, and substance use, ADHD symptoms
were associated with delay discounting, late credit card payments, credit card
balances, use of pawn services, personal debt, and employment histories (less
time spent at more jobs). Consistent with neural models of reward processing
and associative learning, more of these relations were attributable to
hyperactive-impulsive symptoms than inattentive symptoms. Implications for
financial decision-making and directions for future research are discussed.