Abstract
Objective: To investigate implicit and explicit self-esteem and academic self-evaluation among children with ADHD as a function of parenting styles, namely, authoritarian, authoritative and permissive parenting. Method: Participants included 43 children with ADHD and 35 non-ADHD controls who filled out self-concept and perceived parenting style questionnaires. They also took an Implicit Association Test (IAT) that measured unacknowledged self-esteem. Results: Lower self-esteem was found among children with ADHD than among controls, with stronger effect on the implicit level. Perceived authoritarian parenting was related to lower implicit self-esteem among children with ADHD. Higher self-esteem was found in the authoritative than in the permissive parenting groups in the non-ADHD control group but not among children with ADHD. Conclusion: The role of parental support versus authoritarian parenting in terms of implicit self-esteem points to the importance of promoting responsiveness strategies among parents in the treatment of children with ADHD.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1207-1217 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Attention Disorders |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2018 |
Keywords
- ADHD
- implicit measures
- parenting styles
- self-esteem
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology