Loneliness and Social Support in Adolescent Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Special Education Setting

Elmose, Mette; Lasgaard, Mathias

doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0797-2

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“…For instance, parent, classmate, and close friend support was moderately associated with global self‐worth whereas self‐reliance had significant and moderate correlations only with parents and other adults' support. Elmose and Lasgaard's () study ( n = 25 adolescent boys with ADHD) in Denmark has shown the negative correlation between loneliness and support from classmates and a close friend. The results of the above studies suggest the need for future studies to identify the overall PSS from different sources as well as its linkage to selected developmental outcome indicators per se.…”

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“…Three studies (Demaray & Elliott, 2001;Elmose & Lasgaard, 2017;Mastoras et al, 2018) on PSS of children with ADHD and its linkage to different developmental outcome indicators have been identified, namely, the outcome indicators self-concept (Demaray & Elliott, 2001), emotional well-being (Mastoras et al, 2018), and loneliness (Elmose & Lasgaard, 2017). PSS among children with ADHD characteristics (n = 48) from Grades 3 to 6 in the mid-western United States was lower than that of children without ADHD; such differences were found when PSS was measured in terms of its frequency but not in terms of its importance.…”

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“…Despite the significance of social support for children with ADHD, only three studies have been carried out in western societies from the perspective of children or adolescents. They were done in the United States (Demaray & Elliott, ), Canada (Mastoras et al, ), and Denmark (Elmose & Lasgaard, ). In Chinese societies such as Hong Kong, social support for children with ADHD has received little academic and professional attention.…”

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Perceived social support, perception of competence, and hope among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Chinese context: Children's perspective

Lai-Chong

Lai

Xia

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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This paper reports on the results of a study (n = 113 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) that examined the effects of the children's perception of the social support (PSS) they receive from their mothers, fathers, teachers, and friends on their sense of competence and hope. PSS explained 13% of the children's overall sense of competence and 4% of their sense of hope. In the perspective of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the amount of maternal support, both in terms of importance and availability, was higher than that of their paternal support.However, the results of a multiple regression analysis have shown that paternal support accounted for 3% of the variance in the children's overall sense of competence and 5% in the variance of their physical competence. PSS from teachers had significantly explained 5%, 4%, and 4% of the variance in the children's overall, social, and physical competence, respectively. The PSS from friends significantly explained 7% of the variance in the children's cognitive competence and 4% of the variance in hope. Theoretical and clinical implications of the study are discussed. KEYWORDS children's perspective, Chinese children of ADHD, hope, perceived social support, perception of competence

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Perceived social support, perception of competence, and hope among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Chinese context: Children's perspective

Lai-Chong

Lai

Xia

2019

Child & Family Social Work

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“…There have also been studies on neuropsychiatric problems. In a Danish study, no association was found between attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and loneliness among adolescent boys in special education (Elmose & Lasgaard, 2017 ), but an association with Asperger’s syndrome and loneliness was found in an Australian study among both girls and boys (Whitehouse et al, 2009 ). Contrary to depression, autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and conduct problems, like most developmental disorders, were more commonly diagnosed among boys than girls; the male-to-female ratio averaged at 4:1 in autism but rose to 11:1 in Asperger’s syndrome (Baron-Cohen et al, 2011 ; Fombonne, 2009 ).…”

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Entanglements of loneliness and mental ill health among young adult women

Rönkä

Sunnari

Taanila

2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose If a person experiences both loneliness and mental ill health, it may have severe effects on a person’s wellbeing and functioning. This study explored the ways in which loneliness may be entangled with mental ill health and the factors that contribute to the development of such entanglements. Methods The study participants were women from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 study, who, in 2001–2002, responded to the survey about being very lonely at the age of 15–16. Women (n = 17) were interviewed again at age 27–28 with semi-structured interviews. Data was analysed with thematic analysis. Results Loneliness and mental ill health formed four types of entanglements: Entanglement 1 (E1): “Loneliness periodically evoked depressive feelings”; E2: “Loneliness and depressive feelings formed an ongoing spiral”; E3: “Loneliness and diagnosed depression/serious emotional disturbance formed periodic spirals;” and E4: “Serious emotional disturbance/mental illness and loneliness formed an ongoing, difficult spiral.” Social adversities like unsafe family environment, lack of close friends, and school violence contributed to the development of Entanglements 1–3. In Entanglement 4, serious mental health disorder caused loneliness. Conclusions Loneliness was centrally linked to mental health issues in the present study and should be taken into consideration when providing mental health prevention and treatment.

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“…Friendship dynamics are especially salient in the secondary school setting because during this time, young people spend more time with their peers than at any other stage in the life course (Witkow and Fuligni 2010). However, the social difficulties that some adolescents experience significantly limits both the number and quality of friendships, and increases their risk of feeling lonely (Elmose and Lasgaard 2017;Lasgaard et al 2010). Defined as the negative emotions that arise in response to a perceived discrepancy between the actual and desired or achieved quality and quantity of social relationships (Lasgaard et al 2016;Maes et al 2016;Roekel et al 2016), loneliness is a complex construct that does not discriminate across the lifespan (Houghton et al 2016).…”

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Loneliness Accounts for the Association Between Diagnosed Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Symptoms of Depression Among Adolescents

Houghton

Lawrence

Hunter

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J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Background: The heightened levels of peer relationship difficulties associated with Attention Deficient/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) potentially predispose adolescents to feelings of loneliness and depressive symptoms. The current study explores whether feelings of loneliness mediate the effects of ADHD on depressive symptoms. Method: Eighty-four adolescents (Mage = 13.01 years, 75% Male) in Western Australian schools completed mental health and wellbeing surveys. Multivariate analysis of variance assessed whether adolescents with ADHD had greater loneliness and depressive symptoms, and mediation analysis explored whether loneliness mediated the relationship between ADHD and depressive symptoms. Results: Adolescents with ADHD reported significantly greater depressive symptomatology and feelings of isolation and lower quality of friendships. Together, friendship and isolation related loneliness fully mediated the relationship between ADHD and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Loneliness is associated with depression in adolescents with ADHD and may be an important consideration when addressing symptoms of depression among young people diagnosed with ADHD.

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Loneliness and Social Support in Adolescent Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Special Education Setting

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Perceived social support, perception of competence, and hope among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Chinese context: Children's perspective

Perceived social support, perception of competence, and hope among Chinese children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a Chinese context: Children's perspective

Entanglements of loneliness and mental ill health among young adult women

Loneliness Accounts for the Association Between Diagnosed Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Symptoms of Depression Among Adolescents

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