Self-handicapping Prior to Academic-oriented Tasks in Children with Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Medication Effects and Comparisons with Controls

Overview

Journal J Abnorm Child Psychol

Publisher Springer

Date 2007 Jan 2

PMID 17195950

Citations 6

Authors

Daniel A Waschbusch

Rebecca Craig

William E Pelham Jr

Sara King

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Examined self-handicapping prior to academic-oriented tasks in children with and without ADHD and examined whether stimulant medication influenced self-handicapping. Participants were 61 children ages 6 to 13, including 22 children with ADHD tested after taking a placebo, 21 children with ADHD tested after taking stimulant medication, and 18 non-ADHD controls. Participants completed three measures of self handicapping and also completed self-evaluations of their performance. Results showed greater self handicapping and more positive self-evaluations in children with ADHD than in controls regardless of medication condition. Findings suggest children with ADHD may use self handicapping to ameliorate the effects of experiencing high rates of academic failure.

Citing Articles

Validity of specific CPT indices in differentiating school-aged children previously diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder from school-aged children with non-attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in general education classrooms:....

Tsai J, Sun H, Kuo H, Chu S, Lee Y, Lu H BMC Pediatr. 2024; 24(1):680.

PMID: 39462355 PMC: 11515130. DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-05142-x.

Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Storebo O, Storm M, Ribeiro J, Skoog M, Groth C, Callesen H Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023; 3:CD009885.

PMID: 36971690 PMC: 10042435. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009885.pub3.

Effects of music therapy as an alternative treatment on depression in children and adolescents with ADHD by activating serotonin and improving stress coping ability.

Park J, Lee I, Lee S, Kwon R, Choo E, Nam H BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023; 23(1):73.

PMID: 36879223 PMC: 9987133. DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03832-6.

A review of changes to the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder age of onset criterion using the checklist for modifying disease definitions.

Sanders S, Thomas R, Glasziou P, Doust J BMC Psychiatry. 2019; 19(1):357.

PMID: 31718626 PMC: 6849294. DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2337-7.

Methylphenidate for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Storebo O, Ramstad E, Krogh H, Nilausen T, Skoog M, Holmskov M Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015; (11):CD009885.

PMID: 26599576 PMC: 8763351. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009885.pub2.

References

Treuting J, Hinshaw S . Depression and self-esteem in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: associations with comorbid aggression and explanatory attributional mechanisms. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2001; 29(1):23-39. DOI: 10.1023/a:1005247412221. View

Pelham W, McBurnett K, Harper G, Milich R, Murphy D, Clinton J . Methylphenidate and baseball playing in ADHD children: who's on first?. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1990; 58(1):130-133. DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.58.1.130. View

Hoza B, Gerdes A, Hinshaw S, Eugene Arnold L, Pelham Jr W, Molina B . Self-perceptions of competence in children with ADHD and comparison children. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004; 72(3):382-91. DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.3.382. View

Hoza B, Pelham W, Milich R, Pillow D, McBride K . The self-perceptions and attributions of attention deficit hyperactivity disordered and nonreferred boys. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1993; 21(3):271-86. DOI: 10.1007/BF00917535. View

Murphy D, Pelham W, Lang A . Aggression in boys with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: methylphenidate effects on naturalistically observed aggression, response to provocation, and social information processing. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1992; 20(5):451-66. DOI: 10.1007/BF00916809. View

Stevens J, Harman J, Kelleher K . Race/ethnicity and insurance status as factors associated with ADHD treatment patterns. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2005; 15(1):88-96. DOI: 10.1089/cap.2005.15.88. View

Matthys W, Cuperus J, van Engeland H . Deficient social problem-solving in boys with ODD/CD, with ADHD, and with both disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999; 38(3):311-21. View

Waschbusch D . A meta-analytic examination of comorbid hyperactive-impulsive-attention problems and conduct problems. Psychol Bull. 2002; 128(1):118-50. DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.1.118. View

Thompson T, Richardson A . Self-handicapping status, claimed self-handicaps and reduced practice effort following success and failure feedback. Br J Educ Psychol. 2001; 71(Pt 1):151-70. DOI: 10.1348/000709901158442. View

10.

Diener M, Milich R . Effects of positive feedback on the social interactions of boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a test of the self-protective hypothesis. J Clin Child Psychol. 1997; 26(3):256-65. DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2603_4. View

11.

Campbell S, Pelham Jr W, Connelly L, Geva D . Developmental and individual differences in children's on-line representations of dynamic social events. Child Dev. 1999; 70(2):413-31. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00030. View

12.

Gresham F, Macmillan D, Bocian K, Ward S, Forness S . Comorbidity of hyperactivity-impulsivity-inattention and conduct problems: risk factors in social, affective, and academic domains. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1998; 26(5):393-406. DOI: 10.1023/a:1021908024028. View

13.

Pelham W, Hoza B, Pillow D, Gnagy E, Kipp H, Greiner A . Effects of methylphenidate and expectancy on children with ADHD: behavior, academic performance, and attributions in a summer treatment program and regular classroom settings. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2002; 70(2):320-35. View

14.

Fabiano G, Pelham Jr W, Waschbusch D, Gnagy E, Lahey B, Chronis A . A practical measure of impairment: psychometric properties of the impairment rating scale in samples of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and two school-based samples. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2006; 35(3):369-85. DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3503_3. View

15.

Weiner B . An attributional theory of achievement motivation and emotion. Psychol Rev. 1985; 92(4):548-73. View

16.

. A 14-month randomized clinical trial of treatment strategies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The MTA Cooperative Group. Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999; 56(12):1073-86. DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.12.1073. View

17.

Pelham Jr W, Wheeler T, Chronis A . Empirically supported psychosocial treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Clin Child Psychol. 1998; 27(2):190-205. DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2702_6. View

18.

Pelham Jr W, Gnagy E, Greenslade K, Milich R . Teacher ratings of DSM-III-R symptoms for the disruptive behavior disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1992; 31(2):210-8. DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199203000-00006. View

19.

Milich R, Dodge K . Social information processing in child psychiatric populations. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1984; 12(3):471-89. DOI: 10.1007/BF00910660. View

20.

Hoza B, Pelham W, Waschbusch D, Kipp H, Owens J . Academic task persistence of normally achieving ADHD and control boys: performance, self-evaluations, and attributions. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2001; 69(2):271-83. DOI: 10.1037//0022-006x.69.2.271. View