Self-concept of college students with ADHD: discordance between self- and parent-reports.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the self-concept of college students with ADHD.


METHODS
College students with ADHD and their parents completed self-report and observer-report measures of self-concept, respectively.


RESULTS
Results indicated that college students with ADHD did not report problems with self-concept but their parents did for them. This difference was statistically significant and large in magnitude (d = .84).


CONCLUSIONS
Perceptions of the self-concept of college students with ADHD appear to vary by informant source. Hypotheses for the discordance between self- and parent-reports are discussed. Multi-informant assessment is recommended as a way to obtain a more complete clinical picture than reliance on self- or parent-report alone.
University of Georgia Regents' Center for Learning Disorders, Athens, GA 30602, USA. jmnelson@uga.edu
Jason M
JM
Nelson
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult