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ADHD Symptoms Related to Profiles of Self‐Esteem in a Longitudinal Study of Twins
A person‐oriented approach
Author(s) -
Edbom Tobias,
Granlund Mats,
Lichtenstein Paul,
Larsson JanOlov
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00157.x
Subject(s) - self esteem , longitudinal study , psychology , clinical psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , developmental psychology , medicine , pathology
PROBLEM: There are conflicting research data regarding the relationship between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and low self‐esteem.METHODS: A person‐oriented approach was used to study the relationships between ADHD symptoms and self‐esteem in a longitudinal study of twins starting when they were 8 years old. A cluster analysis was performed at age 13 using five subscales from a self‐esteem questionnaire.FINDINGS: High scores of ADHD symptoms were linked to profiles characterized by lower scores in the domains “skills and talents” and “psychological well‐being”.CONCLUSION: Children with high scores of ADHD symptoms often have specific problem profiles of self‐esteem.