Abstract :
This study examined the relationship among creativity, ADHD
symptomatology, temperament, and psychosocial functioning
by comparing four groups of children aged 10-12 years: (1) 29
ADHD children without creativity, (2) 16 highly creative children
displaying ADHD symptomatology, (3) 18 highly creative
children without ADHD symptomatology, and (4) 30 normal
controls. Children completed the TTCT, Child Depression
Inventory, Revised Child Manifest Anxiety Scale, and Rosenberg
Self-Esteem Scale. Parents completed the Junior Temperament
and Character Inventory, Family Environment Scale, and the
parent version of the Kastan Children’s Attributional Style
Questionnaire. Parents completed the Conner’s Rating Scales
and Child Behavior Checklist, and teachers completed the Child
Behaviour Checklist. Results showed that the presence of
ADHD symptomatology in creative children was related to their
temperamental characteristics, and parent reports of children’s
levels of anxiety and depression. However, family environment
and mother’s attributions did not appear to be related to the
presence of ADHD symptomatology in creative children. These
findings have implications for the development and management
of creative children.
