Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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Temperament and Character Patterns of ADHD Children in a Community

지역사회 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애 아동의 기질 및 성격 특성

  • Cho Soo-Churl (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim Boong-Nyun (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung Dong-Sun (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang Jun-Won (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin Min-Sup (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lyoo In-Kyoon (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim Jae-Won (Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Notional University College of Medicine) ;
  • Go Bock-Ja (Seoul School Health Promotion Center) ;
  • Lee Sang-Eun (Seoul School Health Promotion Center) ;
  • Jung Sun-Woo (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim Hyo-Won (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 조수철 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 김붕년 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 정동선 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 황준원 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 신민섭 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 류인균 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김재원 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실 소아 청소년 정신과) ;
  • 고복자 (서울특별시 학교보건진흥원) ;
  • 이상은 (서울특별시 학교보건진흥원) ;
  • 정선우 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실) ;
  • 김효원 (서울대학교 의과대학 정신과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.09.01
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Abstract

Objectives : The objective of this study was to evaluate the differences in patterns of temperament and character, as assessed by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI), between the children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the control group in a community sample. In addition, we examined the potential differences on JTCI profiles according to the ADHD subtypes. Methods : Parents of 185 ADHD subjects (mean age $9.0{\pm}1.7$ years), as diagnosed by the DISC-IV, and 185 age- and gender-matched comparison children have completed the parent's version of the JTCI. Results : The ADHD group scored significantly higher in Novelty Seeking and lower in Persistence than the comparison group on JTCI. However, there were no significant differences in the temperament or character profiles by the ADHD subtypes. Conclusion : The results of this study suggest that the temperamental factors of higher Novelty Seeking and lower Persistence are related to ADHD. The temperament or character profiles in this study do not provide support for the distinctiveness of the ADHD subtypes.

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