COMPARISON OF SOCIAL SKILL, IMPATIENCE AND SLEEP PROBLEMS AMONG NORMAL STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Various problems and maladjustments of children suffering from attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) necessitate paying more attention to the disorder. The aim of
the present study was to compare the social skill, impatience and sleep problems among students with
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and normal students.
Materials & Methods: This causal-comparative study was conducted on all students of 5th grade of
normal schools in 2013 in Tabriz city. About 30 students with ADHD (15 boys and 15 girls) and 30
normal students (15 boys and 15 girls) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data
were collected through Conners’s questionnaire, Raven IQ test, social skills Matson, Impatience
Farmer & Sundberg and Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. The data were analyzed through the
multiple analyses of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The results of multivariate analysis of variance showed statistically meaningful difference in
social skills, impatience, and sleep problems among students with attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder and normal students.
Conclusion: Given that the children with hyperactivity disorder /attention deficits, poor social skills
and more irritability have more sleep problems; therefore, effective educational programs on social
skills and increased irritability and sleep is important on these students