The positive illusory bias: Does it explain self-evaluations in college students with ADHD?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-243

  Prevatt, Frances ^a   Proctor, Briley ^a   Best, Lori ^a   Baker, Leigh ^a   van Walker, Jerry ^a   Taylor, Nicki Wright ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; college students; positive illusory bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84857848210     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710392538     Document Type: Article

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