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BEHAVIOURS TYPICAL OF ADHD
Jasna Kudek Mirošević
orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-0087
; Osnovna škola Dragutina Tadijanovića u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Siniša Opić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9800-0145
; Učiteljski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Abstract
The aim of this research is to determine the list of risk behaviours
of students who have a medical diagnosis of ADHD, and are included
in regular elementary school and are studying individualised educational programmes. In a sample of 45 adolescents diagnosed with ADHD in the area of elementary schools in Zagreb, and 45 students in the control group from the same school, we hypothesised that certain behaviours typical of children with ADHD are not only typical of them but are also typical of other students. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) allocated 12 types of risk behaviours that are
typical of students diagnosed with ADHD. Discriminant analysis confirmed a statistically significant difference between students with diagnosed ADHD and the control groups with respect to their behaviour. However, other behaviours are indicative that are not typical of belonging to one of the groups: either the ADHD or the control group. These are behaviours such as teasing peers, starting
conflicts, quarrelling, fidgeting in a chair, clumsiness, changes in activity, talking during class, losing things, making up events, etc.
Keywords
ADHD; high-risk behaviour; primary school
Hrčak ID:
59615
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2010.
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