Does Childhood Positive Self-Perceptual Bias Mediate Adolescent Risky Behavior in Youth From the MTA Study?

Objective: This study's primary aim was to examine whether the positive self-perceptual bias present in many youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; Hoza et al., 2004; Hoza, Pelham, Dobbs, Owens, & Pillow, 2002) mediates the relation of childhood ADHD status to later risk...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2013-10, Vol.81 (5), p.846-858
Main Authors: Hoza, Betsy, McQuade, Julia D., Murray-Close, Dianna, Shoulberg, Erin, Molina, Brooke S. G., Arnold, L. Eugene, Swanson, James, Hechtman, Lily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Automobile Driving - psychology
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Child development
Childhood
Children
Conduct Disorder - psychology
Driving Behavior
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk behaviour
Risk Taking
Safe sexual practices
Self Concept
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Risk Taking
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: This study's primary aim was to examine whether the positive self-perceptual bias present in many youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; Hoza et al., 2004; Hoza, Pelham, Dobbs, Owens, & Pillow, 2002) mediates the relation of childhood ADHD status to later risky behaviors. Method: Using a subset of children with ADHD and comparison children (n = 645) from the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD, we predicted that a positive bias in childhood would partially or fully mediate the relation between having ADHD and risky driving and sexual behaviors 8 years later. Results: Results strongly supported this hypothesis for risky driving behavior but only provided limited support for risky sexual behavior. Conclusions: Taken together, findings suggest that future research should explore whether self-perceptual bias may be a useful target of intervention for children with ADHD.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/a0033536