A study on the school violence experience of children with attention ‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in the context of bullying

This study was conducted by questionnaires that dealt with experiences of being a bully and being bulled at school in the past year as six items each. A 5 ‐point Likert scale was used. The ADHD group was 49, and the general students group was 245. The data were compared using the chi‐squared test. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 24, with statistical significance atP <  0.05.ResultsThe ADHD group was significantly high who reported severely beating other people than the general group. Likewise, ADHD group who reported threatening other people was significantly higher than in the general group. However, for the remaining items, there was no significant difference between the ADHD group and the general student group.DiscussionPrevious studies suggested that ADHD symptoms are major causes of both bullying and being the victim of bullying. However, in this study, ADHD patients have more being the victim of bullying experiences than general students. Further, a well ‐designed study will be needed to accurately evaluate the relationship between school violence and ADHD.
Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research