Correlation between Self-concepts and Family Environment in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

VernacularTitle:注意缺陷多动障碍患儿家庭环境特征及自我意识的相关分析
Author: Jinna XIE ; Yongjuan JI ; Zhongyu HENG ; Juan CHEN ; Ying XIA ; Guifang KUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, children, self-concept, family environment
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(5):468-469
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the correlation between family environment and self-concept of children with attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder (ADHD). Methods Family Environment Scales Chinese Version (FES-CV) and Piers-Harris Children's Self-concept Scale(PHCSS) were used to evaluate 79 children with ADHD and 71 normal children. Results The scores of behavior, intelligence and school,physical appearance, sociability, happiness and satisfaction, and total scores of PHCSS were lower in ADHD group than in normal group (P<0.05). Compared with the normal group, the ADHD group presented lower scores in cohesion, independence, intellectual-cultural orientation,moral religious emphasis, organization (P<0.05) and obviously higher score in conflicts (P<0.01) in FES-CV. The stepwise regressionanalysis showed that moral religion emphasis of FES-CV was a major risk factor to total scores of PHCSS in ADHD children (P<0.05). ConclusionChildren with ADHD show more family dysfunction, which may correlated with their poor self-concept.