title: Behavior and peer status in children with ADHD: continuity and change.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Children with ADHD experience peer problems that may place them at risk for adverse outcomes. Using a short-term longitudinal design, this study links specific behaviors to peer functioning in groups of previously unfamiliar children with ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants were 268 children with ADHD who took part in an intensive summer treatment program. The program used a comprehensive behavioral point system that yielded observational data for 12 behavioral categories. These behavioral categories were used to predict peer acceptance, rejection, and liking assessed at three times during the program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Following activity rules, helping, whining, and attention emerged as best predictors of initial peer status. Subsequent helping behaviors and activity rule following predicted changes in peer status, but their contributions were small.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that increasing helping and rule- following behaviors may improve peer functioning of children with ADHD in similar settings.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Mrug
authors: Betsy
authors: B
authors: Hoza
authors: William E
authors: WE
authors: Pelham
authors: Elizabeth M
authors: EM
authors: Gnagy
authors: Andrew R
authors: AR
authors: Greiner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012963:Sociometric Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome