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Giulia Crisci1, Ramona Cardillo1, Irene C Mammarella1
1University of Padova, Italy.
Objective:
Children with ADHD often show a positive illusory bias (PIB), reporting an extremely positive idea of their own competence, despite their difficulties. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are still poorly understood. In the present study, we examined social PIB and investigated the role of executive functions (EFs) and pragmatic language (PL).
Method:
Forty-one children with ADHD and 42 typically-developing children matched on age, IQ, and receptive language were administered measures of social competence, EFs and PL. The parents were also asked to estimate their child's social competence.
Results:
There was evidence of social difficulties and PIB in children with ADHD. Only PL, not EFs, seemed to mediate the association between ADHD and PIB.
Conclusion:
Our findings suggest that PL abilities should be considered in efforts to improve self-perception in children with ADHD.
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