Table 2. Subscale scores of PBI and ECR-GO in the three groups.

ADHD: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, PBI: Parental Bonding Instrument, ECR-GO: The Experiences in Close Relationships inventory for the Generalized Other PBI and ECR-GO subscale scores in the three groups were indicated as mean±standard deviation. The Bonferroni correction was used for multiple comparisons of PBI and ECR-GO subscale scores in the three groups.

	"Pseudo-ADHD" group (N = 46)	Adult ADHD group (N = 23)	Healthy control group (N = 758)	P-value of one-way analysis of variance	P-value of "Pseudo-ADHD" group vs healthy control group	P-value of "Pseudo-ADHD" group vs adult ADHD group	P-value of adult ADHD group vs healthy control group
PBI
Paternal care score	17.41±9.19	14.17±7.90	19.65±8.24	0.002	0.228	0.378	0.006
Maternal care score	23.72±8.05	17.04±7.91	24.47±8.38	< 0.001	1.000	0.005	< 0.001
Paternal overprotection score	13.87±6.01	18.96±6.75	12.73±5.67	< 0.001	0.571	0.002	< 0.001
Maternal overprotection score	15.35±6.50	19.09±7.65	13.51±6.22	< 0.001	0.161	0.060	< 0.001
ECR-GO
Fear of abandonment score	35.43±10.03	46.09±12.50	30.51±10.27	< 0.001	0.005	< 0.001	< 0.001
Avoidance of intimacy score	45.87±9.22	45.96±14.64	45.01±10.83	0.809	1.000	1.000	1.000