Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
Fig 1.
The differences between participants with and without ADHD.
Note. Individuals who screened positive for ADHD reported higher levels of political participation than individuals who screened negative, both digitally and in traditional ways. Participants with ADHD had a greater tendency to be passive consumers of news and were also less tolerant towards others voicing their opinions. We did not observe a significant difference between participants with vs. without ADHD in their sense of representation, willingness to curb democratic norms, trust in political institutions, interest in politics, or consumption of popular news media.
Table 2.
Political attitudes and participation patterns of the study population—dichotomous analysis (ADHD vs. Non-ADHD).
Table 3.
Political attitudes and participation patterns of the study population—continuous analysis (ANOVA).
Fig 2.
Individuals who screened positive for ADHD but were not taking stimulant drugs to treat their symptoms showed no significant differences in their political behaviors and attitudes compared to all respondents who reported taking stimulants regardless of their ASRS-6 scores in any parameter except trust in political institutions.
Table 4.
Multilevel regressions.