Identity Formation in Adolescents with Concentration Problems, High Levels of Activity or Impulsiveness: A Pragmatic Qualitative Study

IF 1.1 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
A. Løhre
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Abstract

Students showing core symptoms of ADHD face additional challenges in school. This study asks how children and adolescents with inattentiveness, high levels of activity or impulsiveness perceive their symptom-like behaviour and how this may affect their identity, friendships and well-being. Researchers conducted individual interviews with 12 students (10–16 years) selected to attend a school programme aimed at improving their concentration. Six students had an ADHD diagnosis. The interviews were analysed, guided by theoretical reading. The students’ narratives fit a discursive perspective showing that identity developed through interactions with others. All students told about their disturbing concentration problems. Students disliked having a short fuse and talking before thinking, and they admitted that impulsive behaviour could threaten their friendships. On the other hand, students with high levels of activity described this as fun in interaction with friends. Nobody mentioned that concentration problems affected friendships, and none of the core symptoms seemed to influence well-being. There were no obvious differences between students with or without an ADHD diagnosis. The students’ stories, therefore, show that teachers should know their students with inattentiveness, hyperactivity or impulsiveness individually to learn about their challenges and preferences.
有注意力问题、高水平活动或冲动的青少年的认同形成:一项语用定性研究
表现出ADHD核心症状的学生在学校面临着额外的挑战。这项研究询问注意力不集中、活动频繁或冲动的儿童和青少年如何看待他们的症状行为,以及这可能如何影响他们的身份、友谊和幸福。研究人员对12名10-16岁的学生进行了单独访谈,这些学生被选中参加一个旨在提高他们注意力的学校项目。6名学生被诊断为多动症。在理论阅读的指导下,对访谈进行分析。学生的叙述符合话语视角,表明身份是通过与他人的互动发展起来的。所有的学生都讲述了他们令人不安的注意力集中问题。学生们不喜欢脾气暴躁、说话不加思考的人,他们承认冲动的行为会威胁到他们的友谊。另一方面,活跃度高的学生认为这是与朋友互动的乐趣。没有人提到注意力不集中会影响友谊,核心症状似乎也没有影响幸福感。在有或没有ADHD诊断的学生之间没有明显的差异。因此,学生的故事表明,教师应该单独了解注意力不集中、多动或冲动的学生,以了解他们的挑战和偏好。
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