2026 Digital Poster Submissions

Are Grandiose Manipulative Traits a Useful Specifier for ODD – Evidence from Personality Peer and Antisocial Outcomes

Jenson J. Avellán, B.S. Harriet R. DeGroot, M.A. Nicholas A. Bellamy, M.A. Randall T. Salekin, Ph.D.

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Behavioral Treatments for Insomnia Comorbid with Depression in Middle-aged to Older Adults

Jong (Jessica) Kim, B.A., Amy Fiske, PhD, CBSM

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Correlates of Identity Diffusion in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Dasi Vann, Emily Scoufis and Feihong Wang, Ph.D.

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Detecting the Differential Placebo Produced by rTMS for PTSD 1

Carsten Torgeson, Emily Kuhen

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Longitudinal Associations Between PTSD Symptoms, Suicide Bereavement and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Military Personnel

Athena B. Thai, B.A., Tyler B. Rice, B.S., Thomas E. Joiner, Ph.D.

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Predictive Associations Between ADHD-Associated BFI Traits in Adolescent Girls and Self-Esteem by Emerging Adulthood

Hannah Yang, Stephen P.  Hinshaw

Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, often experience negative responses that can lead to adverse outcomes, exemplified in untreated ADHD being associated with poorer long-term self-esteem and social function outcomes compared to non-ADHD controls (Harpin, V., 2016). Previous research has established childhood ADHD diagnosis in girls predicts lower self reported Conscientiousness, lower Agreeableness, and higher Neuroticism during adolescence (Bell, L et al., 2024). With this knowledge, our study explores how personality traits related to ADHD are linked to self-esteem in a longitudinal sample of girls from the Berkeley Girls with ADHD Longitudinal Study (BGALS).

The main questions we aim to answer are as follows: 1) Do ADHD-associated Big Five Inventory (BFI) traits (Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) individually predict self-esteem by adulthood, accounting for childhood ADHD diagnosis? (2) Does each ADHD-associated BFI trait (Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism) mediate the relationship between ADHD status and self-esteem in women? We hypothesize that high Conscientiousness and high Agreeableness will predict higher self-esteem whereas high Neuroticism will predict lower self-esteem in women, accounting for ADHD diagnosis. We also hypothesize that each trait will significantly mediate the relationship between ADHD status and self-esteem in women. That is, we expect childhood ADHD to predict lower Conscientiousness, lower Agreeableness, and higher Neuroticism, which in turn would be associated with lower self-esteem.
Data emanate from the Berkeley Girls with ADHD Longitudinal Study (BGALS), which includes a diverse cohort of girls diagnosed with ADHD (n=140) and a matched comparison group without ADHD (n=88). They were ascertained at ages 6-12 years and followed across subsequent waves of data collection. The total sample is 228 girls, but our sample excludes 24 participants who did not complete the BFI in Wave 2 (adolescence), so N = 204. Key measures include the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory (RSE) measured in Wave 3 (emerging adulthood), and the Big Five Inventory (BFI) measured in Wave 2 (adolescence).

Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between ADHD-associated BFI traits in adolescence, and self-esteem in emerging adulthood. Childhood ADHD diagnosis was the key covariate, alongside other covariates: family income and race/ethnicity. Agreeableness and Conscientiousness were both significantly positively associated with self-esteem (b = 2.018, p = 0.010; b = 2.082, p = 0.004) while Neuroticism showed a strong negative association (b = -1.460, p = 0.044), consistent with our hypotheses about traits and self-esteem. Mediation analysis was performed to determine whetherADHD-associated BFI traits mediated the relationship between ADHD status and self-esteem. Only Conscientiousness significantly mediated the association between ADHD and self-esteem, yielding a significant indirect effect (a × b = −1.03, 95% CI [−1.79, −0.38], p = 0.005) and a non-significant direct effect, suggesting full mediation.

These findings highlight the importance of considering ADHD-related personality traits in understanding the development of self-esteem in women. Further research on potential mediators and moderators of self-esteem in women can inform future assessments and preventive efforts.

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Sexual and other taboo obsessions are frequently disclosed in an anonymous online OCD community

Shreya Singhvi

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Symptoms Causing Impairment An Exploratory Factor Analysis from a Combat PTSD Acupuncture Randomized Clinical Trial

Alec Jimenez, Nichole Martin, Travor Murphy, Tyler C. Smith, MS, PHD, & Michael Hollifield, MD

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Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Emotion Regulation and Coping Among Black-African American Youth

Chenelle Miller, MA, Tanya Sharma, MA, &  Amy Hyoeun Lee, PhD

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