Effect of gender differences on impulsivity in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

dc.authorid0000-0002-7085-0903en_US
dc.contributor.authorGökçe, Sebla
dc.contributor.authorYusufoğlu, Canan
dc.contributor.authorAkın, Elif
dc.contributor.authorAyaz, Muhammed
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:01:32Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:01:32Z
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Impulsiveness has been considered the core symptom of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In this study, we aimed to assess effect of gender differences on impulsivity in adolescents diagnosed with ADHD. Methods: One hundred and fifty-six adolescents (91 males, 65 females) who were admitted to the Erenköy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry and Neurology Child and Adolescent Clinic between 01.01.2016 and 01.05.2016 and diagnosed with ADHD were recruited to participate in this study. Adolescents filled out Barratt Impulsiveness Scale and parents completed the SNAP IV ADHD Scale. Results: Of the participants, 41.6% (n=65) were female and 58.3% (n=91) were male. The mean age of girls was 14.3±1.7 years, and the mean age of boys was 14.4±1.7 years. The Barratt impulsivity mean total scores, the Barratt attentive impulsivity subscale mean scores, and the Barratt motor impulsivity subscale mean scores were significantly higher in the female ADHD group than in the male ADHD group. In multiple linear regression analysis, gender was significantly correlated with the Barratt impulsivity total mean score, the Barratt attentive impulsivity mean score, and the Barratt motor impulsivity mean score. Conclusion: The finding of greatest interest in this analysis is that the adolescent girls who were diagnosed with ADHD had greater attentive and motor impulsivity scores than boys as measured by the BIS-11. Although, some previous research reported inconsistent findings of impulsivity levels by gender, our findings confirm prior reports of higher impulsivity in the female clinical population. © 2017, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/apd.247542
dc.identifier.endpage386en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-6631
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85026477568en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/apd.247542
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/3513
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCukurova University, Faculty of Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAnadolu Psikiyatri Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY00198
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectImpulsivityen_US
dc.titleEffect of gender differences on impulsivity in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderen_US
dc.title.alternativeDikkat-eksikliği/hiperaktivite bozukluğu tanısı konan ergenlerde cinsiyet farklılıklarının dürtüsellik üzerine etkisien_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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