Children's Perceptions of Their ADHD Symptoms: Positive Illusions, Attributions, and Stigma

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-242

  Wiener, Judith ^a   Malone, Molly ^b   Varma, Angela ^a   Markel, Clarisa ^a   Biondic, Daniella ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^a   Humphries, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; attributions; children; positive illusory bias; stigmatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865459687     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573512451972     Document Type: Article

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