Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of examining the psychometric features of the time perception questionnaire and its relationship with executive functions (working memory and organization) in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Tehran in the academic year of 2023-2024. This research was fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. A sample of 264 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was selected by direct sampling. Data were collected using Quartier (2008) children's perception of time questionnaire and Gioia et al.'s (2000) behavioral rating list of executive functions. Data analysis was done with confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and regression in AOMOS-24 software. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five-factor model (anticipation, duration of reaching the goal, sequence over time, orientation in time and duration in mental estimation) of this questionnaire (df/2=1.52, CFI =0/912, GFI =0/905, AGFI = 0.856, and RMSEA = 0.045). It was also found that there is a positive and significant internal correlation between the components of time perception and the correlation coefficients between the five components of the time perception questionnaire and its total score with the two components of executive functions (working memory & organization) show a positive and significant relationship. Therefore, it can be said that the time perception questionnaire has convergent validity. According to the results of the present study, it can be said that the time perception questionnaire is a suitable tool for examining time perception in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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