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 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...
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| author | Iuri Victor Capelatto Ricardo Franco de Lima Sylvia Maria Ciasca Cíntia Alves Salgado-Azoni |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75a715de8d3f4c63813ec40e490363c12022-12-22T03:28:53ZengSpringerOpenPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica1678-71532014-01-0127233134010.1590/1678-7153.201427214S0102-79722014000200331Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity DisorderIuri Victor CapelattoRicardo Franco de LimaSylvia Maria CiascaCíntia Alves Salgado-AzoniThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722014000200331&lng=en&tlng=enTranstorno da falta de atenção com hiperatividadecogniçãoautoestimaautoconceitocrianças |
| spellingShingle | Iuri Victor Capelatto Ricardo Franco de Lima Sylvia Maria Ciasca Cíntia Alves Salgado-Azoni Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica Transtorno da falta de atenção com hiperatividade cognição autoestima autoconceito crianças |
| title | Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full | Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_short | Cognitive Functions, Self-Esteem and Self-Concept of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_sort | cognitive functions self esteem and self concept of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | Transtorno da falta de atenção com hiperatividade cognição autoestima autoconceito crianças |
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