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Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
We investigated the effects of training on the attributions of undergraduates for the behaviors of a hypothetical child with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Ten vignettes representing the essential ADHD symptoms of either impulsivity, Hyperactivity, or Inattention were developed with internal consistency. Sixty-three undergraduates were trained by professionals in the nature, essential symptoms, and treatments of ADHD. Thirty-six undergraduates participated as controls. Both groups read the vignettes and then rated each on four dimensions: knowledge, capacity, deviance, and responsibility. The control group saw the child as more knowledgeable, capable, and responsible (all Q's < .001) for the problem behaviors than did the experimental group. Both groups found the child's behavior equally deviant. Limitations and empirical implications are discussed.
Publication Date
1998
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
23
Last Page
35
Copyright
©1998 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Bagge, Courtney L. and Osman, Augustine
(1998)
"From Acts to Attributions: Perceptions of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol2/iss1/6
