TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Child maltreatment and associated parental factors among children with ADHD: a comparative study
JO  - Journal of attention disorders
A1  - Gul, Hesna
A1  - Gurkan, Cihat Kagan
SP  - 1278
EP  - 1288
VL  - 22
IS  - 13
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the role of child and parental factors in maltreatment of children with ADHD compared with a healthy control group. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-0547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054716658123
ID  - ref1
ER  -