Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder



Document title: Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Journal: Psicologia: Reflexao e critica
Database: CLASE
System number: 000411895
ISSN: 0102-7972
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 27
Number: 2
Pages: 331-340
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract The study aimed to compare the performance of children with ADHD and children without learning and/or attention difficulties 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
Portuguese abstract O estudo objetivou comparar o desempenho de crianças com TDAH e crianças sem queixas de aprendizagem e/ou atenção em tarefas de atenção visual, funções executivas, autoestima e autoconceito. Fizeram parte do estudo 34 crianças, sendo 17 com TDAH e 17 do grupo controle, com idade média de 9,92 anos. Para a avaliação, foram utilizados: Teste de Cancelamento; Trail Making Test; Stroop Color Word Test; Torre de Londres; Children's Depression Inventory; Escala Multidimensional de Auto-Estima, Escala de Autoconceito Infanto-Juvenil. Os resultados indicaram que crianças com TDAH apresentaram piores resultados nas avaliações atencionais, de funções executivas, na crença em fazer as coisas do jeito errado e sentimentos de culpa, e na autoestima, tanto no resultado geral como na Percepção de Si
Disciplines: Psicología
Keyword: Psicología clínica,
Brasil,
Déficit de atención,
Hiperactividad,
Niños,
Autoestima,
Funciones cognitivas,
Autoconcepto
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