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. 2023 Mar 16;14:1127777. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1127777

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Copyright © 2023 Ishii, Takagi, Kobayashi, Jitoku, Sugihara and Takahashi.

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A mediation analysis was used to examine whether hyperfocus mediates the relationship between ADHD and IA tendencies. To examine the relationship between ADHD tendency and IA (c), regression analysis was performed and a positive correlation was found (c = 23.24, p < 0.001). Regression analysis was then conducted to examine the relationship between ADHD tendency and hyperfocus intensity (a), and there was a positive correlation (a = 7.45, p < 0.001). Finally, multiple regression analysis was performed with ADHD tendency and hyperfocus intensity as independent variables and IA tendency as the dependent variable, and a positive association was found. Regressing IA tendency in relation to hyperfocus tendency and testing path b revealed a significant positive association between both variables (c′ = 15.633, p < 0.001, b = 1.02, p < 0.001). The association between ADHD tendency and IA tendency was significantly mediated by hyperfocus intensity.