title: The relationship between ADHD symptoms and competence as reported by both self and others.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines the relative relationships of self- and other-reports of adult ADHD symptoms to important life competencies, and also investigates whether self- and other-reports of ADHD symptoms are differentially associated with interrater differences in reports of competence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 91 women completed a self-perception questionnaire assessing competence. Other individuals who knew the women well completed the same questionnaire with regard to the women. The women's ADHD symptoms were also rated by themselves and others.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regressions of self- and other-reports of ADHD symptoms on competence scores suggest that other-reports of ADHD symptoms are more valid than self-reports. Also, correlations between reports of ADHD symptoms and interrater differences in rated competence were consistent with a positive illusory bias among women with high ADHD symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Other-reports of ADHD symptoms may be better associated with an individual's competence than self-reports.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. yjiang@psych.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001076:Aptitude; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires