BACKGROUND Difficulties in social skills are highly prevalent in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), however, the reasons for these social difficulties are poorly understood. This study aimed to understand social motivation in children (aged 5-8) and adolescents (aged 13-17) with and without ADHD, and the relationship between social anxiety and social motivation in youth with ADHD. METHOD 204 parents of children and adolescents with and without ADHD completed online questionnaires on social motivation, social anxiety, and ADHD symptoms. RESULTS Adolescents with ADHD had significantly lower social motivation than typically developing adolescents, and children with ADHD. Higher social anxiety significantly predicted lowered social motivation in participants with ADHD. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate a unique pattern of social motivation in ADHD, specifically a reduction during adolescence, reflecting social intervention inefficacy. Additionally, these findings establish a link between social motivation and social anxiety, suggesting that they may act as barriers to social intervention.

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社交动机降低与青少年注意力缺陷多动障碍和社交焦虑症状有关。

背景技术社交技能方面的困难在患有注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）的儿童和青少年中非常普遍，然而，人们对这些社交困难的原因知之甚少。本研究旨在了解患有和不患有 ADHD 的儿童（5-8 岁）和青少年（13-17 岁）的社交动机，以及 ADHD 青少年的社交焦虑与社交动机之间的关系。方法 204 名患有和未患有 ADHD 的儿童和青少年的家长完成了有关社交动机、社交焦虑和 ADHD 症状的在线调查问卷。结果 患有多动症的青少年的社交动机明显低于正常发育的青少年和患有多动症的儿童。较高的社交焦虑显着预测多动症参与者的社交动机降低。结论 这些发现表明多动症患者社会动机的独特模式，特别是青春期期间的减少，反映了社会干预的无效性。此外，这些发现建立了社交动机和社交焦虑之间的联系，表明它们可能成为社会干预的障碍。