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KMID : 1143820190150020101
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Anxiety and Mood
2019 Volume.15 No. 2 p.101 ~ p.108
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Associations of Anxiety Symptom with Behavior and Attention in Elementary School Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Shin Jun-Young
Paik Ki-Chung
Lee Kyung-Kyu
Lee Seok-Bum
Lee Jung-Jae
Kim Do-Hyun
Choi Jae-Won
Kim Kyoung-Min
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aimed to investigate the associations of anxiety symptoms with behavior and attention in elementary school children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Methods : A total of 195 elementary school children with ADHD participated in the study. The Korean Version of ADHD Rating Scale (K-ARS) and Behavior Assessment System for Children(BASC-2) were used to measure the children’s behavior. Anxiety and attention was assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) and ADHD Diagnostic System (ADS), respectively. Children with ADHD were categorized to two groups of ADHD with low anxiety (ADHD-LA) and ADHD with high anxiety (ADHDHA) according to the total STAIC scores. Scores on K-ARS, BASC-2 and ADS were compared between two groups of ADHD-LA and ADHD-HA.
Results : The Scores on K-ARS total and both subscales in ADHD-HA group were significantly higher than ADHD-LA group. Scores on the BASC-2 subscales including hyperactivity, aggression, conduct problem, anxiety, depression, somatization, withdrawal, attention problems were also significantly higher in ADHD- HA group compared to ADHD-LA group. In contrary, scores on ADS subscales were not significantly different between the both groups.
Conclusion : Our study identified that the anxiety accompanied with ADHD was associated with the negative behavioral aspect in children with ADHD. However, the performances on attention task were not affected by the anxiety comorbid with ADHD. Future studies to reveal underlying mechanism are needed for further understanding the association with anxiety and ADHD.
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KEYWORD
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ADHD, Anxiety, Behavior, Attention, Elementary school children
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