Journal of International Psychiatry

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between behavior problems and self-concept in children with ADHD came from different populations. Methods The school sample,126 ADHD children,werescreened from the public primary schools in the urban area of Shantou from September 2013 to April 2014, with psy-chiatrists to make a definite diagnosis on the basis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- Ⅳ).The control group consisted of 126 students matched in gender and age and chosen following the same schools wererandom choosen into the group. 50 children in the clinical group came from outpatient clinic. All children completed thePiers-Harris Self-Concept Scale（PHCSS）andtheparentswereaskedtocompleteChildBehaviorChecklist(CBCL). （PHCSS）andtheparentswereaskedtocompleteChildBehaviorChecklist(CBCL). PHCSS）andtheparentswereaskedtocompleteChildBehaviorChecklist(CBCL). ）andtheparentswereaskedtocompleteChildBehaviorChecklist(CBCL). and the parents were asked to complete Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL).Results The children with ADHD had lower scores on the behavior,anxiety,intimate relationship,happiness and the to-tal score in the PHCSS（P <0.01）. Moreover, thescoresintheclinical grouphadsignificant lowerthanthechildrenof ）. Moreover, thescoresintheclinical grouphadsignificant lowerthanthechildrenof . Moreover, the scores in the clinical group had significant lower than the children ofthe school sample（P <0.01）. Thescoresof social functioninCBCLwerealsosignificant lowerthantheschool sample ）. Thescoresof social functioninCBCLwerealsosignificant lowerthantheschool sample . The scores of social function in CBCL were also significant lower than the school sample（P <0.01）. Theresultsof behavioral scoresshowedthat thehighest scoresintheclinical group, whiletherewereleast ）. Theresultsof behavioral scoresshowedthat thehighest scoresintheclinical group, whiletherewereleast . The results of behavioral scores showed that the highest scores in the clinical group, while there were leastscore in the control group（P <0.01）. InADHDchildren, thelevel of self-concept correlatedpositivelywiththesocial ）. InADHDchildren, thelevel of self-concept correlatedpositivelywiththesocial . In ADHD children, the level of self-concept correlated positively with the socialacceptability,while correlated negatively with the behavior problems（P <0.05）. ）. Conclusion There were lower self-concept in the children with ADHD than the normal children,especially in the clinical group. Further research has foundthat the levels of children’s self-concept were correlated with CBCL scale.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder；Self-Concept；Behavior ；Self-Concept；Behavior Self-Concept；Behavior ；Behavior Behavior