Variables Group N Mean S.D. t
Emotional Instability ADHD 30 27.40 6.94 3.72**
  Normal 30   19.40 9.51
Emotional Regression ADHD 30 20.16 8.10 28
  Normal 30   19.10 8.10
Social Maladjustment ADHD 30 28.76 6.34 4.91**
  Normal 30   18.86 4.91**
Personality Disintegration ADHD 30 26.06 6.76 3.27**
  Normal 30   18.86 9.81
Lack of Independence ADHD 30 21.13 5.19 3.41**
  Normal 30   15.96 6.48
Total emotional maturity ADHD 30 129.46 26.36 4.41**
  Normal 30   92.20 38.06
**=Significant at 0.01 levels
ADHD=Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Table 1: Comparison of findings of the emotional maturity scale between the ADHD
group and the control group.