title: Symptoms of ADHD and close friendships in adolescence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the relationship of ADHD symptoms to different aspects of close friendship quality as rated by both adolescents (target adolescent and a close friend) within a friendship dyad.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 41 same-sex friendship dyads who completed questionnaires about their friendship. Separate symptom dimensions of ADHD (inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) were examined. Teacher and parent ratings of social functioning were also used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and overall ADHD were positively related to target-reported friendship quality, and symptoms of inattention and total ADHD were positively associated with friend-reported friendship quality. Potential explanations for these surprising findings were explored.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that the close friendships of adolescents with symptoms of ADHD may be distinct from the peer rejection commonly faced by this population and that adolescents with symptoms of ADHD may have at least one close, positive friendship. Treatment implications and future research directions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. glasske@mailbox.sc.edu
authors.forename: Kerrie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Flory
authors.forename: Benjamin L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hankin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D012919:Social Behavior