The role of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity in the positive illusory bias.
Abstract
The present study examined the relationships among gender, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, depressive symptoms, and biases in perceptions of scholastic competence in children. Participants were 38 children with predominantly inattentive symptoms (IA), 59 children with predominantly hyperactive/impulsive symptoms or a combination of hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention (HICB), and 83 control (CTL) children. HICB children overestimated their scholastic competence more than IA children when reading and math achievement scores were used as criteria and more than CTL children when math achievement and teacher perceptions of children's competence were used as criteria. IA children generally did not differ from CTL children with regard to estimations of competence. Regression analyses suggested that positive illusory self-perceptions are associated with more severe hyperactivity/impulsivity, but not more severe inattention.
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The finding that children with ADHD found the task easier is in line with research demonstrating that children with ADHD often have distorted self-perceptions of competence.
“This finding is in line with research demonstrating that children with ADHD often have distorted self-perceptions of competence (e.g., Owens & Hoza, 2003).”
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- Authors
- Owens, J. S., & Hoza, B.
- Affiliations
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 680-691
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2028697248
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 2.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, scholastic competence, self-perception, children, gender differences, depressive symptoms, teacher perceptions, academic performance
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Illusions, Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Severity of Illness Index, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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