Citation

Noda W, Okada R, Tani I, Ohnishi M, Naoto M, Nakajima S, Tsujii M. Shinrigaku Kenkyu 2013; 84(2): 169-175.

Affiliation

Research Center for Child Mental Development, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. watarunoda@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Japanese Psychological Association, Publisher University of Tokyo Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23848005

Abstract

The present study examines the relationship among inattentive, and hyperactive-impulsive behavior, aggression, and depression in elementary school and junior high school students. The participants were 3,885 children and their teachers and caregivers. Children's inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive behavior was rated by their teachers and caregivers (ADHD-RS). Children rated aggression (HAQ-C) and depression (DSRS-C) themselves. Inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive behavior rated by teachers and caregivers were positively related to aggression and depression. Inattention predicted higher levels of aggression and depression. Inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive behavior as rated by teachers was more highly related to depression than those behaviors as rated by caregivers. The relationships among inattentive, and hyperactive-impulsive behavior, aggression, and depression were almost the same for both elementary school and junior high school students. This study suggests the importance of assessing inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive behavior from multiple views to examine the relationship between inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive behavior and mental health problems.

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