Research on features of emotional process in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

HAN Jing-jing,ZHANG Jin-song,ZHAO Ying-chun

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (7) : 591-594.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2012, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (7) : 591-594.

Research on features of emotional process in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

  • HAN Jing-jing,ZHANG Jin-song,ZHAO Ying-chun.
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【Objective】 To explore the features of emotional experience of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)children and adolescents. 【Method】 134 ADHD children who met the DSM-Ⅳ diagnostic criteria and 134 normal controls were evaluated with The Chinese Affective Picture System for Children 7~14-year old.The case-control study was completed between the two groups. 【Results】 Comparing with the normal controls,the ADHD children had lower scores on the dominance generally.For the different mood quality of affective pictures,the ADHD children had lower valence and dominance of positive pictures,lower dominance of neutral pictures,and lower arousal of negative pictures.For different type of negative pictures,the ADHD children had lower scores on the arousal of fearful pictures,and lower dominance of anger pictures,and lower valence of disgust pictures.In the positive pictures,the ADHD children had lower scores on the dominance of happy pictures,and lower valence and dominance of joyful pictures. 【Conclusions】 The emotional experience of ADHD child had lower happy feeling,lower arousal of negative stimuli.Furthermore,they felt themselves small and weak.

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder / emotional reaction / affective pictures / children

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HAN Jing-jing,ZHANG Jin-song,ZHAO Ying-chun. Research on features of emotional process in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2012, 20(7): 591-594

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