title: Do boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder have positive illusory self-concepts?
abstract: One hundred ninety-five boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were compared with 73 comparison boys (M = 9.83 years, SD = 1.30) on self-perceptions relative to a teacher-rated criterion. Emphasis was placed on ADHD subgroup comparisons according to level of aggression, academic achievement, and depression compared with control boys. Consistent with the authors' prediction, ADHD boys overestimated relative to teacher report, more than did controls, in the scholastic competence, social acceptance, and behavioral conduct domains. Examination of discrepancy scores (child rating - teacher rating) by comorbidity subgroups suggested that aggressive and low-achieving ADHD boys tended to overestimate their competence the most in the domains in which they were the most impaired. Results are discussed in terms of prior literature on "positive illusions" in ADHD children.
authors: Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1364, USA. blaze@psych.purdue.edu
authors: Betsy
authors: B
authors: Hoza
authors: William E
authors: WE
authors: Pelham
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Dobbs
authors: Julie Sarno
authors: JS
authors: Owens
authors: David R
authors: DR
authors: Pillow
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior