The Mediating Role of Aggressive Behaviour, Emotional and Behavioural Instability on the Association between ADHD Symptoms and Best Friend Conflicts

Zucchetti, Giulia; Ortega, Enrique; Rabaglietti, Emanuela

doi:10.1007/s12144-014-9243-4

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“…Adolescents with and without ADHD rated themselves as having comparable levels of negative interactions in their friendships, irrespective of age and gender. These findings are inconsistent with previous research indicating that children with ADHD report increased levels of conflict and relational aggression in their friendships (Blachman & Hinshaw, 2002; Zucchetti et al, 2015). These discrepant results may be potentially related to developmental changes in friendship selection.…”

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“…Furthermore, the study consisted of an exclusively female sample and lacked a group of boys with which to make gender comparisons. Zucchetti et al (2015) found that hyperactivity symptoms were associated with best friend conflicts among boys, whereas symptoms of inattention contributed to conflicts among girls. However, in their study and Glass et al (2012), no gender differences were found on positive friendships features, or the overall quality of boys’ and girls’ friendships.…”

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“…The limited research investigating gender differences in the peer relationships of youth with ADHD suggests that girls with ADHD have at least as many difficulties in their peer relationships, if not more, than their male counterparts (e.g., Blachman & Hinshaw, 2002; Ohan & Johnston, 2007; Zucchetti, Ortega, Scholte, & Rabaglietti, 2015). Although not empirically tested, Mikami (2010) suggested that the core symptoms and associated deficits (e.g., self-regulation, planning/organization, working memory) of ADHD may be more impairing to the friendships of girls, where features such as intimacy, conflict resolution, and emotional closeness are prioritized.…”

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Friendship Quality in Adolescents With ADHD

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Wiener

2017

J Atten Disord

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Friendship Quality in Adolescents With ADHD

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Wiener

2017

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“…1 ). After removal of unsuitable and ineligible studies, and the addition of 9 papers retrieved from the bibliographies of identified studies or grey literature, we had a total of 15 unique Italian studies for quality assessment and meta-analysis [ 26 – 40 ]. Included studies contributed 22 estimates of prevalence in 67,838 subjects, 5–17 years old, over a 30-year period (Table 1 ).…”

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ADHD prevalence estimates in Italian children and adolescents: a methodological issue

Reale

Bonati

2018

Ital J Pediatr

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BackgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is recognized as the most common, and most studied, developmental age disorder. Basic information, such as the most appropriate case definition and the best way to evaluate the disorder’s prevalence rate, however, remains an open issue.MethodsA comprehensive meta-analysis on the epidemiology of ADHD in Italy, which was lacking from the literature, was therefore performed to attempt to estimate the actual prevalence rate of ADHD, highlighting conceptual and quantitative differences between clinical-diagnosis and survey-based symptoms studies. The Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO databases, and the grey literature, were searched up to January 2018. The review was laid out in three main sections: an overall prevalence estimate, an epidemiological profile of ADHD symptoms, and an attempt to define the actual rate of ADHD diagnosis, as emerged from Italian studies.ResultsA total of 15 unique studies were included. These contributed to estimating the prevalence of ADHD in 67,838 subjects aged 5–17, representing 9 of the 20 regions (45%) of Italy. Overall, the pooled prevalence of ADHD was 2.9% (range: 1.1–16.7%). When distinguishing studies based on case definition, however, we found an average prevalence estimate, based on symptoms criteria, of 5.9% (range: 1.4 to 16.7%) and a best-estimate prevalence rate of 1.4% (range: 1.1 to 3.1%).ConclusionsFollowing the case definition for epidemiological studies of ADHD, counting only subjects with an ADHD diagnosis performed and confirmed by clinical assessment would reduce the wide variability in prevalence estimates, and, above all, would both describe the real rate of subjects suffering from ADHD disorder and avoid misdiagnosis.

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“…Aggression and impulsivity affect the relationship of children, especially boys, with their friends (Zucchetti et al, 2015) and may even affect a child's academic achievement and future employment (Moore et al, 2015). It has been shown that impulsivity could even be associated with aggression in adults with ADHD and leading these people to antisocial outcomes (Comai et al, 2019).…”

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Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Aggression and Impulsivity in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Dashbozorgi

Ghaffari

Esmaili

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Background and Objectives: Aggression and impulsivity are some of the behavioral symptoms in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Neurofeedback (NF) training has been suggested as a promising treatment in these children. The purpose of this study was investigating the effect of NF training on aggression and impulsivity in schoolchildren with ADHD. Materials and Methods: A total of forty male elementary schoolchildren with ADHD aged 11.17 ± 0.97 were randomized into NF and sham groups. The NF group received 12 60-min NF training sessions (twice a week) using the Hammond protocol. The subjects' parents were questioned to evaluate the outcomes including aggression and impulsivity using the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), respectively. Results: After intervention in the NF group, the BPAQ score changed from 87.60 ± 9.33 to 81 ± 7.23 and the BIS score from 94.7 ± 7.25 to 88.05 ± 5.4, which were significant with p = 0.001. The results indicated the large effect size of NF on aggression and impulsivity in ADHD. Conclusion: Our findings suggest NF training as a clinically applicable method for decreasing aggression and impulsivity, also support concurrent use of medication and NF training in children with ADHD.

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The Mediating Role of Aggressive Behaviour, Emotional and Behavioural Instability on the Association between ADHD Symptoms and Best Friend Conflicts

Cited by 12 publications

References 43 publications

Friendship Quality in Adolescents With ADHD

Friendship Quality in Adolescents With ADHD

ADHD prevalence estimates in Italian children and adolescents: a methodological issue

Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Aggression and Impulsivity in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

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