Cognitive functions, self-esteem and self-concept of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

The study aimed to compare the performance of children with ADHD and children without learning and/or attention diffi culties in tasks of visual attention, executive functions, self-esteem and self-concept. Participants were34 children, 17 with ADHD and 17in the control group, with a mean age of 9.9...

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Autores: Azoni, Cíntia Alves Salgado, Capelatto, Iuri Victor, Lima, Ricardo Franco de, Ciasca, Sylvia Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRN
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/52519
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/52519
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:transtorno da falta de atenção com hiperatividade
cognição
autoestima
criança
autoconceito
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
self-esteem
cognition
children
self-concept
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Sumario:The study aimed to compare the performance of children with ADHD and children without learning and/or attention diffi culties in tasks of visual attention, executive functions, self-esteem and self-concept. Participants were34 children, 17 with ADHD and 17in the control group, with a mean age of 9.92 years. For the evaluation, the following tests were used: Cancellation Test, Trail Making Test, Stroop Color Word Test, Tower of London, Children’s Depression Inventory, Self-Esteem Multidimensional Scale, and Children’s Self-Concept Scale. The results indicated that children with ADHD showed worse out comes in attention and executive functions evaluations, in the belief of doing things the wrong way, in feelings of guilt and in low self-esteem, both in the general result as well as in self-perception.