Distractibility, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity Measured by the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Personality Inventory for Children

• Main Author: Alcantara, Helene Deborah-Lynne
• Other Authors: Martin, Sander, 1939-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1990
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Personality Inventory for Children; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children.; Personality Inventory for Children.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500406/

Basic criteria for determination of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) include hyperactivity, impulsivity, and distractibility. Four scales of the Personality Inventory for Children have been found to be useful in the diagnosis of ADHD. Impulsivity and distractibility can affect scores on the Hand Movements, Number Recall, Word Order, Spatial Memory, Arithmetic, Riddles, and Matrix Analogies subtests of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Subjects were 100 children, aged six through 13 who were referred for psychological assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between scores on the four scales of the PIC and the designated subtest scores on the KABC. Four correlations were significant, but of low magnitude.