POKAZUJU LI HIPERAKTIVNIJA DJECA VIŠE SIMPTOMA AGRESIVNOSTI?

Osnovni je cilj ovoga rada bio provjeriti razlikuju li se djeca koja prema samoprocjeni zadovoljavaju kriterije za dijagnozu jednog od tri tipa deficita pažnje/hiperaktivnog poremećaja (engl. skraćeno ADHD; predominantno hiperaktivno-impulzivni tip, predominantno nepažljivi tip, kombinirani tip) i koja su prema samoprocjeni suspektna na ADHD (imaju 4 ili 5 simptoma ADHD-a) s obzirom na razinu i vrstu vršnjačkog nasilja (verbalno, tjelesno, elektroničko), agresivnosti (proaktivna, reaktivna) i vršnjačke viktimizacije (verbalna, tjelesna, elektronička) u odnosu na djecu koja samoprocjenjuju da nemaju simptome ADHD-a.U istraživanju je sudjelovao 501 učenik (50,7% dječaka i 49,3% djevojčica) četvrtih, šestih i osmih razreda iz šest osnovnih škola. Raspon dobi bio je od 10 do 16 godina, a prosječna dob 12,72 godine (SD=1,62). Učenici su popunili Upitnik reaktivno-proaktivne agresije (RPQ; Raine i sur., 2006.), Upitnik o nasilju među školskom djecom (UNŠD; Velki, 2012.b) i Skalu hiperaktivnosti-impulzivnosti-pažnje (HIP; Vulić-Prtorić, 2006.).Utvrđeno je da djeca koja prema samoprocjeni zadovoljavaju kriterije za dijagnozu ADHD-a i djeca koja su prema samoprocjeni suspektna za razvoj ADHD-a izražavaju veću razinu agresivnosti i nasilja u odnosu na djecu koja prema samoprocjeni nemaju ADHD, ali takva su djeca i češće žrtve vršnjačkog nasilja. Više razine nasilja i agresivnosti pronađene su kod djece s kombiniranim tipom i predominantno hiperaktivno-impulzivnim tipom ADHD-a. Možemo zaključiti kako simptomi hiperaktivnosti i impulzivnosti djetetu predstavljaju veći problem od simptoma nepažnje, osobito kad je u pitanju agresivnost i vršnjačko nasilje.The basic goal of this study was to determine if there is a difference between children who, according to their self-evaluation meet the criteria for the diagnosis of one of the three types of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type, predominantly inattentive type, combined type), and those who are, according to their self-evaluation, suspected of having ADHD (who have 4 or 5 symptoms of ADHD) considering the level and the type of peer violence (verà, physical, electronic), aggression (proactive, reactive) and peer victimisation (verbal, physical, electronic) in regard to children who do not think that they have ADHD symptoms. The participants were 501 pupils (50.7% boys and 49.3% girls) of fourth, sixth and eighth grades from six elementary schools. Age ranged from 10-16 years and mean age of the pupils was 12.72 years (sd=1.62). The children completed the Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire (RPQ; Raine et al., 2006.), the Peer Violence Among School Children Questionnaire (UNŠD; Velki, 2012.) and the Hyperactivity-Impulsivity-Attention Scale (HIP; Vulić-Prtorić, 2006.). It has been established that children who, according to their self-evaluation, meet criteria of the disorder and children suspected of developing the disorder exhibit higher levels of aggression and peer violence in regard to children who feel that they do not have symptoms of ADHD, but such children are also victims of peer violence among children. Higher levels of violence and aggression were found in children with combined type and predominantly hyperactive-impulsive type of ADHD. It can be concluded that symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity pose a bigger issue for a child than symptoms of inattention, especially when it comes to peer violence and aggressive behaviour among children