Bullying Victimization and Perpetration and Their Correlates in Adolescents Clinically Diagnosed With ADHD.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the prevalence rates of bullying involvement and their correlates in adolescents diagnosed with ADHD in Taiwan.


METHODS
Bullying involvement, family and ADHD characteristics, the levels of behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and behavioral approach system (BAS), and psychiatric comorbidity were assessed in 287 adolescents with ADHD. The multiple regression analysis was used to examine the correlate of bullying victimization and perpetration.


RESULTS
The prevalence rates of the pure victims, pure perpetrators, and victim-perpetrators were 14.6%, 8.4%, and 5.6%, respectively. Young age, a high BIS score, autism spectrum disorders, and low satisfaction with family relationships were associated with severe bullying victimization. A high score of fun seeking on the BAS and low satisfaction with family relationships were associated with severe bullying perpetration.


CONCLUSIONS
A high proportion of adolescents with ADHD are involved in bullying. Multiple factors are associated with bullying involvement in adolescents with ADHD.
1 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan.|2 College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan.
Wen-Jiun
WJ
Chou
3 Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.|4 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Tai-Ling
TL
Liu
3 Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.|4 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.|5 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Pinchen
P
Yang
3 Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.|4 Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.|5 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Cheng-Fang
CF
Yen
6 Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan.
Huei-Fan
HF
Hu
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D058445:Bullying; D015897:Comorbidity; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
ADHD; adolescent; behavioral inhibition and approach system; bullying; family