Total behavior problems show a moderate negative correlation with self-concept in children with ADHD¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2 · i2 medium
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Subclaims¶

q2 i2 The CBCL total problem score correlates moderately and negatively with total self-concept score (r = -.20, p = .01). → Houck 2011

Evidence¶

Houck 2011¶

Houck, G., Kendall, J., Miller, A., Morrell, P., & Wiebe, G. (2011). Self-concept in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 26(3), 239-247. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2010.02.004

q2 · i2 · associational · r?

Correlation analysis in the same descriptive correlational study of 145 children with ADHD, relating maternal CBCL total problem scores to child-reported Piers-Harris self-concept totals. The article reports a "moderate negative correlation."

"the CBCL total problem score yielded a moderate negative correlation with the total score on the Pier Harris Self-Concept Scale (r = −.20, p = .01)."

Discussion¶

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