Emotional regulation and resilience in children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder

This study aimed to study and compare emotional regulation and resilience in children with and without attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder. The design of the present study is a descriptive and causal-comparative design. The statistical population is 6 to 12 years old children with and without attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder in Arak. Sixty-one children were selected as the research sample by available and purposeful sampling method (31 children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and 30 normal children). Participants answered the Shields and Cicchetti Emotional Regulation Checklist Questionnaire and the Social-Emotional Assets and Resilience Scales, Parent rating form. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. The present study showed that children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder had significantly lower scores than the comparing group in emotional regulation and resilience (P<0.05). The results indicate the negative effect of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on emotional regulation and resilience in children with this disorder.