Social appraisal of adult ADHD: Stigma and influences of the beholder's big five personality traits

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-710

  Canu, Will H ^a   Newman, Matthew L ^b   Morrow, Tara L ^c   Pope, Daniel L W ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Big Five; Personality; Social relationships; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 41849113819     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707305090     Document Type: Article

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