TY - JOUR
T1 - The negative attribution processes of mothers of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
AU - Huang, Huei Lin
AU - Li, Syu Sin
AU - Cheng, Chung Ping
AU - Lin, Chun Yu
AU - Yang, Yen Kuang
AU - Huang, June Hui
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Science Council (Taiwan; NSC-99-2410-H-006-131 , NSC-100-2410-H-006-026-MY3 ) and a research grant from National Cheng Kung University ( D100-35B22 ; D100-35A04 ). We thank Pei-Tzu Huang, Jou-Han Liao, Ting-Hsuan Jao, and Pin-Fang Cheng for their assistance in data collection. In addition, we are grateful to Dr. Shin-Jaw Chen, Prof. Horng-Yih Lee, and the Kaohsiung Association of Hyperactive Children for providing recommendations regarding participant recruitment. Finally, we appreciate the participation of the mothers in this study.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The objective of this study was to investigate the attribution processes of mothers regarding children's prosocial behaviors, inattention, and hyperactivity/impulsivity (symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD) using two paradigms. The first paradigm involved multidimensional attributions. The second paradigm concerned making attributions of children's identical behaviors based on information such as consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency. The participants were 64 mothers of children with ADHD (7-13 years old) and 64 mothers with typical/normal children (7-12 years old). The results showed that mothers of typical children exhibited positive attribution styles or person attributions whereas mothers of children with ADHD exhibited negative attribution styles. Mothers of children with ADHD tended to make personal attributions of children's negative behaviors (e.g., inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity; HI) but made situational attributions of prosocial behaviors. The results of this study can be used in future studies of the effects of intervention on children with ADHD or in studies related to neurophysiology.
AB - The objective of this study was to investigate the attribution processes of mothers regarding children's prosocial behaviors, inattention, and hyperactivity/impulsivity (symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD) using two paradigms. The first paradigm involved multidimensional attributions. The second paradigm concerned making attributions of children's identical behaviors based on information such as consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency. The participants were 64 mothers of children with ADHD (7-13 years old) and 64 mothers with typical/normal children (7-12 years old). The results showed that mothers of typical children exhibited positive attribution styles or person attributions whereas mothers of children with ADHD exhibited negative attribution styles. Mothers of children with ADHD tended to make personal attributions of children's negative behaviors (e.g., inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity; HI) but made situational attributions of prosocial behaviors. The results of this study can be used in future studies of the effects of intervention on children with ADHD or in studies related to neurophysiology.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.037
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.09.037
M3 - Article
C2 - 24240019
AN - SCOPUS:84887792905
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 35
SP - 87
EP - 98
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -