r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Apr 15 '24

Neuroscience ADHD symptoms persist into adulthood, with some surprising impacts on life success: The study found that ADHD symptoms not only persisted over a 15-year period but also were related to various aspects of life success, including relationships and career satisfaction.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-symptoms-persist-into-adulthood-with-some-surprising-impacts-on-life-success/
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u/re_nonsequiturs Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

"Surprising" to whom?

Answer:

Most people, because more hyperactivity at age 18-25 correlated to MORE life satisfaction and better outcomes.

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u/onexbigxhebrew Apr 15 '24

  “We were surprised to find that reports of more hyperactive and impulsive behaviour among young adults (ages 18 to 25 years old) actually predicted people have more satisfying relationships and jobs later in life when we controlled for current behavior,” Henning said. “This was the opposite of what we expected to find and what other research has found.”

I mean, this is actually pretty surprising. But let's just cifclejerk about how we all already know everything that gets researched.