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Are the performance overestimates given by boys with ADHD self-protective?
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Tested the self-protective hypothesis that boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) overestimate their performance to protect a positive self-image. We examined the impact of performance feedback on the social and academic performance ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Jun
in Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol
(Language : eng)
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1. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol.
2002 Jun;31(2):230-41
Are the performance overestimates given by boys with ADHD self-protective?
Ohan JL, Johnston C
Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Tested the self-protective hypothesis that boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) overestimate their performance to protect a positive self-image. We examined the impact of performance feedback on the social and academic performance self-perceptions of 45 boys with and 43 boys without ADHD ages 7 to 12. Consistent with the self-protective hypothesis, positive feedback led to increases in social performance estimates in boys without ADHD but to decreases in estimates given by boys with ADHD. This suggests that boys with ADHD can give more realistic self-appraisals when their self-image has been bolstered. In addition, social performance estimates in boys with ADHD were correlated with measures of self-esteem and positive presentation bias. In contrast, for academic performance estimates, boys in both groups increased their performance estimates after receiving positive versus average or no feedback, and estimates were not correlated with self-esteem or social desirability for boys with ADHD. We conclude that the self-protective hypothesis can account for social performance overestimations given by boys with ADHD but that other factors may better account for their academic performance overestimates.
PMID : 12056106 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Jeneva L | Ohan | JL |
| Charlotte | Johnston | C |
Affiliation: Psychology Department, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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