Factors Associated with Empathy Among Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Günay Ay M., Kılıç B. G.

Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry, vol.30, no.4, pp.260-267, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5080/u23398
  • Journal Name: Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.260-267
  • Keywords: Adolescent, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, empathy, parental acceptance and rejection, parental psychiatric symptoms, DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, EMOTIONAL EMPATHY, SOCIAL COGNITION, CHILDREN, BEHAVIOR, HEALTH, ADHD
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of psychiatric comorbidities on the level of empathy in adolescents diagnosed with ADHD; to evaluate the relationship between adolescent behavioral problems and empathy; to acquire information on the role of having parents with psychiatric symptoms and the perceptions of the adolescents of parental acceptance and rejection in empathy development.