Psychometric properties of the Turkish Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale ( <scp>MDS</scp> ‐16) and its short form ( <scp>MDS</scp> ‐5): An item‐level examination in adults with <scp>ADHD</scp>
The Turkish MDS-16 and MDS-5 demonstrated good validity and reliability, with Yearning and Music/Kinesthesia subscales capturing more MD-specific features, whereas Impairment showed greater overlap with ADHD. Further research is needed to clarify MD-ADHD overlap and improve diagnostic specificity.
Authors
- Hasan Ali Güler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-9503)
- Binaz Bozkur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-7489)
- Şeyda Nur İspir Çaltıner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5811-6727)
- Ali Kandeğer
- Yavuz Selvi
- H Reyyan Demirel
Institutions
- Selçuk University (TR)
- Mersin Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.70043
- Primary Topic
- Mind wandering and attention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00