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Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Sciences

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How Interest-Driven Learning Relates to Focus in Students with ADHD?
Research Article - Volume: 2, Issue: 2, 2026 (September)
How Interest-Driven Learning Relates to Focus in Students with ADHD? Download PDF
Sheikh Adnan*

Independent Researcher, Neuroscience, Srinagar, India

*Correspondence to: Sheikh Adnan, Independent Researcher, Neuroscience, Srinagar, India, E-Mail:
Received: July 06, 2026; Manuscript No: JPPC-26-3762; Editor Assigned: July 24, 2026; PreQc No: JPPC-26-3762(PQ); Reviewed: July 31, 2026; Revised: August 14, 2026; Manuscript No: JPPC-26-3762(R); Published: September 03, 2026

ABSTRACT

Students with ADHD often struggle with focus, especially when studying material that feels boring or repetitive. This study examined the relationship between personal interest and self-reported focus during independent study among students with and without ADHD. A survey was conducted with 95 students, including 39 students who reported having ADHD. Participants rated their focus when studying topics they found interesting and topics they found boring. The results showed that students in both groups reported higher focus when studying interesting topics. However, the difference was numerically greater among students with ADHD, with a mean difference of 4.46 points compared with 2.00 points among students without ADHD. These findings suggest that personal interest may be particularly relevant to maintaining focus during independent study among students with ADHD.

Keywords: ADHD; Interest-Driven Learning; Attention; Focus; Motivation; Independent Learning; Self-Directed Learning; Student Engagement; Intrinsic Motivation; Academic Performance; Attention Regulation; Learning Strategies

Citation: Adnan S (2026). How Interest-Driven Learning Relates to Focus in Students with ADHD?. J. Psychiatr. Psychol. Sci. Vol.2 Iss.2, September (2026), pp:248-252.
Copyright: © 2026 Sheikh Adnan. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.