COMPARISON OF SOCIAL SKILL, IMPATIENCE AND SLEEP PROBLEMS AMONG NORMAL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

摘要

Background & Aims: Various problems and maladjustments of children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) necessitate paying more attention to the disorder. The aim of the present study was to compare the social skill, impatience and sleep problems among students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and normal students. Materials & Methods: This causal-comparative study was conducted on all students of 5th grade of normal schools in 2013 in Tabriz city. About 30 students with ADHD (15 boys and 15 girls) and 30 normal students (15 boys and 15 girls) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through Conners’s questionnaire, Raven IQ test, social skills Matson, Impatience Farmer & Sundberg and Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. The data were analyzed through the multiple analyses of variance (MANOVA). Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed statistically meaningful difference in social skills, impatience, and sleep problems among students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and normal students. Conclusion: Given that the children with hyperactivity disorder /attention deficits, poor social skills and more irritability have more sleep problems therefore, effective educational programs on social skills and increased irritability and sleep is important on these students.