Study on parental rearing pattern and self-concepts in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

【Objective】 To access parental rearing pattern and self-concepts in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) 【Method】 Parental rearing pattern and self-concepts scale were measured in 41 children with ADHD(experimental group) and 40 healthy children(control group). 【Results】 Compared with control group,parental emotional warmth and understanding in experimental group were significantly reduced(P0.05).While maternal punishment and sternness and paternal rejection and denial in experimental group were significantly enlarged(P0.05).The experimental group were remarkably lower than control group in behavior,intelligence and school,physical appearance,sociability,happiness and satisfaction(P0.01).The levels of self-concepts were correlated with some factors of parental rearing patterns. 【Conclusions】 Children with ADHD are influenced by inferior parental rearing patterns and get lower score in self-concept scale.