The relationship between self-esteem and AD/HD characteristics in the serious juvenile delinquents in Japan.
The purpose of this study was to clarify the following 2 points: (1) whether self-esteem changes after correctional education, and (2) whether attention deficit/hyperactivity characteristics affect self-esteem. The subjects were 118 juveniles (all males) admitted to "A" juvenile correctional facility. Our findings indicated that during the correctional education period, changes in self-esteem were limited. The AD/HD-YSR attention deficit score was negatively correlated with the self-esteem score on admission but was not associated with the self-esteem score at the time of parole. Next, the subjects were classified according to the self-esteem score. Consequently, the attention deficit score was significantly associated with self-esteem in all groups. Our results were suggested that total AD/HD-YSR score in the high self-esteem group was lower than that in the other groups. Our cross-sectional surveys have shown an association between the AD/HD-YSR score and self-esteem, suggesting the influences of developmental problems on self-esteem. Research implications were discussed.
Matsuura
Naomi
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Dept. of Education, Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare, Nagoya-shi, Japan. matuuranaomi@yahoo.co.jp
Hashimoto
Toshiaki
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Toichi
Motomi
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D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult