26-4 A Study of Antisocial Pattern of ADHD Children With/Without Conduct Problems
The observed behaviors in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and ADHD with conduct problems (CP) are rather similar. Both of them present antisocial behaviors such as aggression and disobedience. Therefore it’s difficult to make discriminate diagnoses among children with aggressive behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of antisocial patterns between ADHD children with/without CP. After reviewing related researches, three traits had been selected in this study: aggression, morality and cruelty to animals.
The subjects were recruited from hospitals and special education system of elementary schools in metropolitan Taipei area. Twenty-five children (mean age = 8.82) were included in ADHD-only group and twenty-two children (mean age = 8.88) were included in ADHD+CP group. All the subjects were given a projective test “Tell Me A Story” to assess aggression and morality, and the “Children and Animals Inventory” was administered to assess the subjects’ behaviors of cruelty to animals.
The results of the present study revealed that ADHD-only group and ADHD+CP group showed significant differences in aggression (p < .05), morality (p < .001), and cruelty to animals (p < .01).This study proved that “aggression”, “morality”, and “cruelty to animals” are good discriminating indicators for ADHD children with/without CP. These findings also bear potentially important implications for the distinctive psychological etiology of the ADHD children with conduct problems. Limitations are discussed and recommendations are made for future research.
Keywords
aggression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, conduct problems, cruelty to animals, morality.
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