Miranda-Casas Ana, Presentacion-Herrero M Jesús, Colomer-Diago Carla, Roselló Belén
Departamento de Psicología, Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universitat de València, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain.
Rev Neurol. 2011 Mar 1;52 Suppl 1:S119-26.
Positive psychology has boosted interest about the study of factors of adjustment, among which is included satisfaction with life.
To analyze the relationship between satisfaction with life of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their parents with behavioral risk and protective variables, and to determine the predictive power of these variables.
56 parents and their children with ADHD filled out questionnaires of satisfaction with life, self-concept, sense of coherence, success attributes and behavioral rating scales.
Behavioral problems have a significant negative relationship with satisfaction with life perceived by parents and by children while the relationships with the self-concept and success attributes have a positive value. The most predictive factors were social problems, oppositional behavior, self-concept, self-awareness and social support.
The identification of factors that put at risk or enhance satisfaction with life of people with ADHD will improve the functionality of evaluation and intervention processes.
