title: The influence of parent behaviors on positive illusory bias in children with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between parental feedback and the accuracy of children's self-perceptions. Children with ADHD have been demonstrated to overestimate their own competence, a phenomenon known as positive illusory bias (PIB).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were families of 56 children (41 male) ages 7 to 10, half of whom had clinical diagnoses of ADHD. PIB was assessed by comparing children's self-ratings of their competence relative to teachers' ratings. Laboratory interactions were observed where parental feedback to children was coded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parental warmth was associated with lower PIB about social competence in children with ADHD, but greater PIB in comparison children. Parent criticism was positively correlated with greater PIB about social competence in children with ADHD, but the relationship was nonsignificant for comparison children. Parent praise was associated with lower PIB about behavioral conduct in comparison children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results support the self-protective hypothesis of PIB, and implications for interventions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA cce4z@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Christina C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Emeh
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Amori Yee
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior