People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are nearly twice as likely to become entrepreneurs as their peers without ADHD (Lerner et al., 2019). Entrepreneurship research has increasingly explored this relationship, yet important gaps remain. Much of the existing literature treats ADHD as a single construct, despite evidence that hyperactive/impulsive and inattentive traits reflect distinct patterns that may relate differently to entrepreneurial venturing (Anshel, 2018; Tran et al., 2025; Wiklund et al., 2017; Yu et al., 2021). In addition, prior work calls for a deeper examination of coping beyond treatment-based approaches, yet little is known about how problem-focused and emotion-focused coping impact these relationships. This study addresses these gaps by examining hyperactive/impulsive and inattentive ADHD traits as separate predictors of entrepreneurial venturing, with problem-focused and emotion-focused coping as moderating variables. A cross-sectional survey of 721 adults was used to test the model using hierarchical regression analysis. Results indicate that hyperactive/impulsive traits were positively associated with entrepreneurial venturing, while inattentive traits were not. Problem-focused coping did not significantly moderate these relationships, whereas emotion-focused coping significantly moderated the relationship for hyperactive/impulsive traits in the opposite direction of the hypothesis. These findings highlight a more nuanced understanding of ADHD in entrepreneurship and the complex role of coping.
