Bullying and Self-Esteem in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

The current study investigated the relationship between self-esteem and bullying behaviour (bullying and victimization) in children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The current study included a final sample of 45 children between the ages of 8 to 12 years old, 27 with ADHD (M = 10.44 years, 70% male) and 17 typically developing (M = 10.07 years, 82.4% female). The Behaviour Assessment Systems for Children – Third Edition (BASC-3) was used to measure global self-esteem, while the Reynolds Bullying Victimization Scale (BVS) was used to assess victimization and bullying perpetration. No significant differences were found in self-esteem scores between children with ADHD and children without ADHD. All other results involving bullying behaviour are not definitive nor generalizable and must be interpreted with caution. Detailed limitations, implications for practice, and future research directions are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education Graduate Program – Educational Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Werklund School of Education

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Boguslavsky, Taisa

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Climie, Emma

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Drefs, Michelle
• Schroeder, Meadow

• ADHD
• Bullying
• Self-Esteem
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Victimization
• Perpetration

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• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39466

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:1880/114225