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Table 1 Personality traits as measured by HP5i in adolescents with ADHD on long-term medication

From: Impact of personality on adherence to and beliefs about ADHD medication, and perceptions of ADHD in adolescents

	ADHD total	Males with ADHD	Females with ADHD
	(n = 99)	(n = 64)	(n = 35)
	mean (SD)	mean (SD)	mean (SD)
Negative Affectivity^a	2.26 (0.64)	2.09 (0.58)	2.56 (0.62) ^b ***
Antagonism^a	2.44 (0.83)	2.43 (0.78)	2.46 (0.93) ^b
Impulsivity^a	2.65 (0.84)	2.52 (0.78)	2.89 (0.91) ^b*
Hedonic Capacity^a	3.13 (0.50)	3.19 (0.45)	3.01 (0.58) ^b
Alexithymia^a	2.12 (0.64)	2.16 (0.64)	2.06 (0.64) ^b

Note. ^aHealth-Relevant Personality Traits Five-Factor Inventory, ^bComparison between genders in ADHD population, Mann-Whitney’s U-test, * = p < 0.05, ** = p ≤ 0.01, *** = p < 0.001

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