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Kissgen, Ruediger, Franke, Sebastian, Susewind, Moritz and Krischer, Maya (2021). Attachment Representation and Emotion Recognition Ability in Children with ADHD and Their Parents: A Study Protocol. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18 (5). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Background: Few studies in clinical attachment research to date have examined children with an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. This is surprising for two reasons: first, there are a number of parallels between the behaviors of children with an insecure and disorganized attachment and the behaviors of children with an ADHD diagnosis. Second, secure attachment has a positive effect on the development of skills in areas in which children with ADHD demonstrate problems (e.g., attention span, impulse control). There are currently no findings on whether or not and how insecure and disorganized attachment and ADHD affect children's emotion recognition ability. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, part exploratory and part hypothesis-driven in the context of basic research. A clinical sample of 5- to 10-year-old children with an ADHD diagnosis and their parents is to be compared to a non-clinical unaffected control group. Over a period of 3 years, 80 subjects and their parents are to be recruited in each group for participation in the study. Discussion: This study is the first to examine links between attachment, emotion recognition ability, and ADHD. It is also the first to include not just children with ADHD but also their mothers and fathers in its design. The findings should help reduce the research gap and generate more knowledge for family interventions in the case of ADHD.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kissgen, Ruediger UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Franke, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Susewind, Moritz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Krischer, Maya UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-573600
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph18052277
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Volume:	18
Number:	5
Date:	2021
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	1660-4601
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; INFANT ATTACHMENT; BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; CHILDHOOD; PRESCHOOL; PREVALENCE; TRANSMISSION; METAANALYSIS; ADAPTATION Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57360