OBJECTIVE ADHD is associated with stigma, but whether stimulant medication use contributes to this is unknown. We examined how perception of a young woman may be influenced by visible ADHD symptoms and/or prescribed stimulant medication use (PSMU). METHOD Three-hundred-fourteen undergraduates were randomly assigned to watch one of four videos: a woman portraying (a) neither symptoms of ADHD nor PSMU, (b) no ADHD symptoms but disclosing PSMU, (c) ADHD symptoms but no PSMU, or (d) both ADHD symptoms and PSMU. Participants then completed measures of their liking of and desire for affiliation with the woman. RESULTS Analyses suggest that visible symptoms of ADHD were perceived negatively and are associated with less liking and desire for affiliation. PSMU was associated with negligible additive stigma. CONCLUSION This supports that noticeable ADHD symptoms may be the primary driver of the stigma associated with the disorder, and specifically that directed at young women with ADHD.

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在患有多动症的年轻女性中，耻辱与可观察到的症状有关，但与兴奋剂药物的使用无关。

目标 ADHD 与耻辱有关，但兴奋剂药物的使用是否会导致这种情况尚不清楚。我们研究了明显的 ADHD 症状和/或处方兴奋剂药物 (PSMU) 的使用如何影响年轻女性的认知。方法 314 名本科生被随机分配观看四个视频之一：一位女性没有描绘 (a) ADHD 症状也没有 PSMU，(b) 无 ADHD 症状但披露 PSMU，(c) ADHD 症状但没有 PSMU，或(d) ADHD 症状和 PSMU。然后，参与者完成了对这位女性的喜爱程度和归属感的测量。结果 分析表明，注意力缺陷多动症的明显症状被认为是负面的，并且与较少的喜好和归属感相关。PSMU 与可忽略不计的附加耻辱相关。结论 这支持明显的多动症症状可能是与该疾病相关的耻辱感的主要驱动因素，特别是针对患有多动症的年轻女性。