Dorien Bangma

FDM AND CURRENT SYMPTOMS OF ADHD | 205 ADHD and adult-only or late-onset ADHD) compared to individuals without symptoms of ADHD. Contextual factors, i.e., personality and demographic variables, were also found to be related to both impulsive buying and the use of specific financial decision styles. Personality and demographic variables might (at least partly) be of influence on the association between impulsive buying, the use of financial decision styles and ADHD since no significant association between symptoms of ADHD and these types of financial performance could be found when controlling for personality characteristics, symptoms of depression and demographics. However, no direct causal conclusions can be drawn and prospective longitudinal research is suggested to further investigate causality between these variables. The evaluation of financial decision-making in adults with ADHD remains nevertheless a topic of major interest in both research and clinical practice, since problems with managing financial matters may have far-reaching consequences for both patients and their social environment, and more attention for this topic is therefore recommended.