Social Appraisal of Adult ADHD: Stigma and Influences of the Beholder's Big Five Personality Traits

Autor/inn/en	Canu, Will H.; Newman, Matthew L.; Morrow, Tara L.; Pope, Daniel L. W.
Titel	Social Appraisal of Adult ADHD: Stigma and Influences of the Beholder's Big Five Personality Traits
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 11 (2008) 6, S.700-710 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707305090
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Adults; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Social Bias; Undergraduate Students; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Prädiktor
Abstract	Objective: This study investigates social stigma associated with a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood and whether Big Five personality traits predict appraisals of affected individuals. Method: A sample of 257 undergraduates rate the desirability of targets with ADHD, minor medical problems, and with no appreciable weakness, across several social engagement contexts. Results: Participants exhibit significantly less desire to engage with those with ADHD (as compared to both controls). Agreeableness, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness are found to predict appraisals of targets with and without ADHD, moderated by sex of the target and the beholder. Conclusion: It is suggested that fairly subtle, negative bias toward ADHD contributes to rejection of individuals with the disorder, particularly in academic and work settings. Findings also suggest peers' personalities do have some effect on appraisals of targets with ADHD. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10