Self-esteem of students diagnosed with adhd in schools from the city of Chillán, Chile

• Autores: Carvajal Rojas, Camila, Ortega Caro, Bárbara, Torres Flores, Cecilia, Magalhães Barbosa, Diêgo, Morales Ojeda, Ismael, Cerda Aedo, Bárbara
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Unión
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/1215
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/1215
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), school self-esteem test (APR), child, schools.; Trastorno de déficit atencional con hiperactividad (TDAH), test de autoestima escolar (TAE), niño, colegios

Objective: The objective was to measure the self-esteem of schoolchildren aged 8 to 13 diagnosedwith ADHD. In private schools and municipal schools in the city of Chillán. Methodology: Quantitative,transversal methodology was used. The Marchant, Isabel Haeussler and Torretti School Self-EsteemTest (TAE) was applied. Results: At the end of the investigation, there was a significant differencebetween the self-esteem of students from subsidized and municipal private schools (p = 0.771), Fisher’sexact statistical test did not show a relationship between the variables of type of school and self-esteem(p = 0.597). The ANOVA test showed no relationship between the course variable and self-esteem (F= 0.400 p = 0.844). The T test showed a relationship between the variables self-esteem and sex (p = 0.039). Regarding the comparison by sex, it is observed that there is a significant difference in the selfesteemof men versus women, the former being the ones with the highest self-esteem, recommendingstrengthening self-esteem in the female population. Conclusions: It is recommended that there is awork of psycho-affective support, from the strengthening of the perception of self-esteem along withthe inclusion of students with ADHD in all municipal schools and subsidized private schools in the cityof Chillán. Emphasizing working with girls, who are diagnosed with ADHD, based on improving selfesteemalong with the self-concept they perceive of themselves.