Citation

Gul H, Gurkan CK. J. Atten. Disord. 2018; 22(13): 1278-1288.

Affiliation

Ankara University, School of Medicine, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1087054716658123

PMID

27401238

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the role of child and parental factors in maltreatment of children with ADHD compared with a healthy control group.

METHOD: We examined the rates and correlations of child maltreatment by parents in a sample of children with ADHD (n = 100) and a matched comparison sample of children without ADHD (n = 100), all aged 6 to 11 years. Parent and child ratings evaluated demographic characteristics, severity of ADHD symptoms, and childhood trauma exposure.

RESULTS: According to regression analysis, maternal hyperactivity/impulsivity and male gender of the child increase the emotional abuse; whereas maternal history of emotional abuse and physical neglect and paternal attention deficit increase sexual abuse, and higher maternal hyperactivity/impulsivity increases emotional neglect of ADHD children.

CONCLUSION: The study's findings provide strong evidence that the maltreatment of children with ADHD is more associated with parental factors than with the symptoms of ADHD in children.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en