scholarly journals Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its relation to aggressive behavior among primary school students of both genders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-103
Author(s):  
Al-Owidha et al. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

The current study aimed to examine the correlation type between attention deficit hyperactivity disorders among primary school students of both genders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also sought to make comparisons between the male and female primary school students regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and aggressive behavior. Further, the present study examined ADHD in children and its relationship to a number of other potentially related variables. The sample of the study consisted of 200 primary school students of both genders whose ages ranged between 9 to 13 years. To achieve the objectives of the study, it relied on the descriptive (correlative/comparative) method, especially the Pearson correlation coefficient and the T-test. The findings of the study show that there were more male children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and aggressive behavior than female students. The results of the study confirm the results of other studies. The study recommends that there is a need for early detection of children with developmental and emotional disorders (like children with ADHD). The results of the present study are also consistent with the findings of previous studies that indicated that attention disorder associated with hyperactivity is positively associated with aggressive behavior in children of both sexes. It also proposes to prepare and arrange guidance programs for them and their parents and strive towards achieving optimal treatment of such children in the school environment.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Barkley's Parent Training on Social Skills of Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaz Yaghmaei ◽  
Mokhtar Malekpour ◽  
Amir Ghamarani
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Parental Training ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Students With Adhd

Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) damages the children’s communicative and social performance. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Barkley’s parental training on social skills of students with ADHD. Methods: This random trial was conducted on primary school students with ADHD in Isfahan in academic year 2016 - 2017. As a result, 40 students with ADHD were selected from primary school students with ADHD via clustered random sampling method and were randomly categorized into case and control groups. The parents in the case group received fifteen sixty-minute therapeutic interventions in two months. The applied questionnaires included ADHD questionnaire and social skills questionnaire. The data were analyzed using ANCOVA method. Results: The results showed that Barkley’s parental training had significant effect on social skills of students with ADHD (P-value < 0.001) so that this therapy could improve social skills in ADHD students. Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that Barkley’s parental training can be applied as an efficient treatment to improve social skills of ADHD children by modifying parents’ interactional and parental model.  

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary School Students in an Iranian Rural Region

Psychology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 263-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Alizadeh ◽  
Esmaeel Armion ◽  
Frederick L. Coolidge ◽  
Zaena D. Flores ◽  
Courtney E. Sutton
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural Region ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

scholarly journals Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Primary School Children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2015–2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S120-S120
Author(s):  
T. Albatti ◽  
Z. ALHedyan
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

IntroductionADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorder among children. It is described as a chronic impairing disorder that negatively affects the academic attainment and social skills of the child. Furthermore, ADHD symptoms continue into adulthood in 30–60% of affected children. Consequently, they will most likely be missed from employment many times.AimsDetermine the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children in Saudi Arabia.ObjectivesDetermine the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among both governmental and private primary Saudi school children aged 6–9-year-old. And to measure the gender difference of ADHD prevalence. Also, to determine any association between the socio-demographic characteristic of parents of children with ADHD.MethodsAn observational cross-sectional study of 1000 primary school children belonging to 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. The selected students were screened by the ADHD rating scale using multistage sampling technique. The first stage was selection of 20 schools from all Riyadh regions by simple randomization. The second stage was choosing children whom serial numbers were multiplies of five in each class. The ADHD rating scale was filled by both parents and teachers along with a socio-demographic questionnaire for the parents.ResultsThe estimated prevalence of ADHD was 3.4%. ADHD manifestations affect boys more than girls. In addition, ADHD was more frequent among children of illiterate mothers. Finally, ADHD was significantly more prevalent among first grade children.ConclusionThis epidemiological study filled the data gap of ADHD prevalence in Riyadh. The study's findings go in line with many nearby and global studies.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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