Research Article
Personality Profile of Parents of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Table 1
Prevalence of personality disorders of parents of ADHD and
-test result of personality comparison between male and female.
| | MCMI-III scales | (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Female mean (SD) | Male mean (SD) | -valuea |
| | Personality clinical scales | 93 (54.7) | 61 (62.9) | 32 (43.8) | 104.85 (33.75) | 94.17 (38.93) | 1.91 | | Schizoid | 6 (3.5) | 2 (2.1) | 4 (5.5) | 8.64 (4.17) | 7.58 (4.76) | 1.54 | | Avoidant | 10 (5.9) | 8 (5.2) | 2 (2.7) | 7.38 (4.76) | 5.57 (4.24) | 2.56 | | Depressive | 43 (25.3) | 33 (34) | 10 (13.7) | 9.23 (6.23) | 6.09 (5.49) | 3.40 | | Dependent | 11 (5.6) | 9 (9.3) | 2 (2.7) | 9.65 (5.07) | 7.34 (4.05) | 3.20 | | Histrionic | 34 (20) | 21 (21.6) | 13 (17.8) | 12.11 (3.23) | 12.69 (3.18) | 1.17 | | Narcissistic | 4 (2.4) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.7) | 10.90 (3.81) | 12.12 (4.22) | 1.95 | | Antisocial | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 4 (5.5) | 5.41 (3.40) | 6.38 (4.73) | 1.55 | | Sadistic | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 9.51 (4.34) | 8.13 (5.25) | 1.87 | | Compulsive | 29 (17.1) | 18 (18.6) | 11 (15.1) | 14.69 (3.61) | 14.83 (3.77) | 0.23 | | Negativistic | 21 (12.4) | 17 (17.5) | 4 (5.5) | 10.01 (5.94) | 7.67 (5.80) | 2.57 | | Masochistic | 5 (2.9) | 1 (1) | 4 (5.5) | 7 (4.43) | 5.72 (4.99) | 1.75 | | Severe personality pathology scales | 12 (7.1) | 8 (8.2) | 4 (5.5) | 21.25 (13.10) | 16.93 (14.01) | 2.06 | | Schizotypal | 9 (5.3) | 5 (5.2) | 4 (5.5) | 5.68 (4.80) | 4.34 (5.31) | 1.71 | | Borderline | 6 (3.5) | 5 (5.2) | 1 (1.4) | 7.22 (5.57) | 4.91 (4.91) | 2.81 | | Paranoid | 5 (2.9) | 2 (2.1) | 3 (4.1) | 8.35 (4.49) | 7.67 (4.93) | 0.93 | | Clinical syndrome scales | 23 (13.5) | 15 (15.5) | 8 (11) | 33.16 (22.46) | 24.30 (23.68) | 2.48 | | Anxiety | 8 (4.7) | 6 (6.2) | 2 (2.7) | 5.35 (4.28) | 3.10 (3.96) | 3.48 | | Somatoform | 6 (3.5) | 4 (4.1) | 2 (2.7) | 5.85 (4.24) | 3.41 (3.85) | 3.86 | | Bipolar | 8 (4.7) | 4 (4.1) | 4 (5.5) | 5.12 (4.26) | 4.15 (4.08) | 1.50 | | Dysthymia | 15 (8.8) | 11 (11.3) | 4 (5.5) | 5.93 (5.18) | 3.72 (4.62) | 2.88 | | Alcohol dependence | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 3.58 (2.08) | 3.52 (2.64) | 0.18 | | Drug dependence | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 2.64 (2.19) | 3.58 (3.58) | 2.10 | | Posttraumatic stress disorder | 8 (4.7) | 7 (7.2) | 1 (1.4) | 4.65 (4.95) | 2.79 (4.10) | 2.61 | | Severe clinical syndrome scales | 10 (5.9) | 7 (7.2) | 3 (4.1) | 17.42 (11.87) | 12.54 (12.15) | 2.62 | | Thought disorder | 4 (2.4) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.7) | 6.72 (5.02) | 4.69 (5.04) | 2.59 | | Major depression | 7 (4.1) | 5 (5.2) | 2 (2.7) | 6.87 (5.45) | 4.06 (4.73) | 3.51 | | Delusional disorder | 3 (1.8) | 1 (1) | 2 (2.7) | 3.82 (2.74) | 3.78 (3.16) | 0.09 |
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