GENDER DIFFERENCES IN A CLINIC-REFERRED SAMPLE OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT-DISORDERED CHILDREN

被引:45
作者
BROWN, RT
MADANSWAIN, A
BALDWIN, K
机构
[1] Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia, Box AF
关键词
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; GENDER; COGNITION; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT;
D O I
10.1007/BF00707789
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This study of attention-deficit-disordered children revealed that females were more frequently retained in school and evidenced greater impairment on spatial memory tasks. Moreover, there was a trend for girls to be older at the time of referral. With age, the girls evidenced more severity across a wider array of measures, including cognitive functioning, poorer academic achievement, and more problems with peers.
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页码:111 / 128
页数:18
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