This study was to investigate the role of emotional clarification and empathy on the interpersonal problems of adult ADHD.
The survey was conducted to 496 ordinary person who have lived in Daegu metropolitan city or Gyeongsangbuk-do. The questionnair...
This study was to investigate the role of emotional clarification and empathy on the interpersonal problems of adult ADHD.
The survey was conducted to 496 ordinary person who have lived in Daegu metropolitan city or Gyeongsangbuk-do. The questionnaire included scales of Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale-Korea(CAARS-K), Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), Short form of the Korean Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex Scale (KIIP-SC).
The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, different test, correlation analysis and regression analysis using SPSS 20 program package.
The followings are the summary of the results :
First, according to the correlation analysis, adult ADHD has a positive correlation with interpersonal problems. also all subtypes of interpersonal problems have a positive correlation with adult ADHD . adult ADHD has a negative correlation with emotional clarification and empathy. emotional clarification has a negative correlation with interpersonal problems. empathy has no correlation with interpersonal problems. and cognitive empathy has a negative correlation with adult ADHD .