Cho Soo-Churl, Hwang Jun-Won, Lyoo In-Kyoon, Yoo Hee-Jung, Kin Boong-Nyun, Kim Jae-Won
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008 Apr;62(2):160-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01749.x.
The purpose of the present study was to assess patterns of temperament and character in a clinical sample of Korean children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to investigate the relationship between patterns of temperament and character and the severity of ADHD symptoms.
Fifty-one children who met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD and 51 age- and sex-matched healthy comparison subjects completed the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI) and the DuPaul's ADHD Rating Scale (ARS-IV).
Children with ADHD had significantly higher scores of Novelty Seeking and lower scores of Self-directedness in both parents' rating and children's self-rating. In addition, low Self-directedness scores predicted higher total scores of ARS-IV.
In a clinical sample of Korean children with ADHD, a distinct pattern of temperament and character was found. The current findings suggest that low Self-directedness may be related to the severity of ADHD symptoms.
本研究旨在评估韩国注意缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)儿童临床样本中的气质和性格模式,并探讨气质和性格模式与ADHD症状严重程度之间的关系。
51名符合ADHD的DSM-IV标准的儿童和51名年龄及性别匹配的健康对照受试者完成了青少年气质和性格量表(JTCI)以及杜保罗ADHD评定量表(ARS-IV)。
ADHD儿童在父母评定和儿童自评中,寻求新奇性得分显著更高,而自我导向得分更低。此外,低自我导向得分预示着ARS-IV的总分更高。
在韩国ADHD儿童的临床样本中,发现了一种独特的气质和性格模式。目前的研究结果表明,低自我导向可能与ADHD症状的严重程度有关。