Aim: This study compares loneliness among adolescents with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Hundred-thirty subjects in the present study are all students of second class of middle school in the state schools of Hamedan, in the academic year 2012-2013. Sixty-five students with and 65 without ADHD were sampled. The subjects were selected through a cluster sampling. The instruments used in the study were Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Inventory and Asher Loneliness Scale. We used independent t-test to analyze the data. Results: The results of this study showed that adolescents with ADHD experienced bigger amount of loneliness. Conclusion: Accordingly, we conclude that teens who feel lonely in attention deficit disorder/ hyperactivity are more common in adolescents. Therefore, taking advantage of psychological services to help these children is approved.
Moradi amin,F , Alizadeh,H , Ahadi,S and Hakimi Rad,E . (2016). Comparison of Loneliness in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Empowering Exceptional Children, 7(3), 1-7.
MLA
Moradi amin,F , , Alizadeh,H , , Ahadi,S , and Hakimi Rad,E . "Comparison of Loneliness in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder", Empowering Exceptional Children, 7, 3, 2016, 1-7.
HARVARD
Moradi amin F, Alizadeh H, Ahadi S, Hakimi Rad E. (2016). 'Comparison of Loneliness in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder', Empowering Exceptional Children, 7(3), pp. 1-7.
CHICAGO
F Moradi amin, H Alizadeh, S Ahadi and E Hakimi Rad, "Comparison of Loneliness in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder," Empowering Exceptional Children, 7 3 (2016): 1-7,
VANCOUVER
Moradi amin F, Alizadeh H, Ahadi S, Hakimi Rad E. Comparison of Loneliness in Adolescents with and without Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Empowering Exceptional Children. 2016;7(3):1-7 (In Persian).
