چكيده لاتين :
BACKGROUND: Parental communication patterns influence childrenיs personality. This study investigated effects of parental
interaction patterns on children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
METHODS: There were 50 male children, 7-12 years old, selected in two groups. The first group included students with
ADHD referred to psychiatry clinics in Isfahan-based on diagnostic scale of DSM-IV (25 subjects). The second group
involved healthy boys selected by random cluster multistage sampling from primary schools in five districts of Isfahan
(25 subjects) from September 2005 to March 2005. Schaffer and Edgerton parental interaction questionnaire was filled
for them.
RESULTS: Mean scores of parental interaction patterns in healthy children were all higher than those in ADHD children
except for "aggression control" and "lack of aggressive attachment".
CONCLUSIONS: The severity of ADHD signs has negative relationship with parental "admission" and parental "control"
patterns. It also has positive relationship with "lack of aggressive/attachment" and "aggressive/control" patterns.
