Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2008):

Attributions for school success and failure by adolescent students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Full Abstract

A study of possible differences in causal attributions between ADHD youth and non-ADHD controls is reported. 40 students (12 to 18 years of age), diagnosed with ADHD by a psychologist and a psychiatrist according to Conners' criteria were compared with healthy controls. Analyses confirmed that external attributions regarding luck were significantly higher for the ADHD group than for the 40 healthy controls. Implications of these findings for intervention in ADHD are discussed.

Author information

Author/s: Niederhofer, Helmut (H);

Affiliation: Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Via L.-Boehler 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy. helmutniederhofer(-atsign-)yahoo.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 102 (issue 2) : pp 616-20

Dates: Created 2008/06/23; Completed 2008/07/28;

PMID: 18567234, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Adolescent Adolescent Psychology - statistics & numerical data Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; psychology Child Cognition Comorbidity Control Groups Educational Status Female Humans

Internal-External Control Learning Disorders - epidemiology; psychology Male Models, Psychological Motivation Questionnaires Self Concept Self Efficacy Students - psychology Underachievement

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