OBJECTIVE: This study examined social information processing (SIP) of events with varied outcomes in children with ADHD and conduct problems (CPs; defined as oppositional defiant disorder [ODD] or conduct disorder [CD]) and controls. METHOD: Participants were 64 children (46 boys, 18 girls) aged 6 to 12, including 39 with ADHD and 25 controls. Vignettes were developed that systematically varied with regard to peer intention (ambiguous, negative, positive) and event outcome (ambiguous, negative, positive), and were used to evaluate participants' SIP abilities (cue encoding, interpretation, and response generation). RESULTS: Results showed that, after controlling for CPs, children with ADHD detected fewer positive, negative, and neutral cues; attributed more negative and less positive intent to peers; focused less on situational outcomes of vignettes; and generated fewer positive responses compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that children with ADHD differ from non-ADHD children, even after controlling for CPs, in how they process positive and negative social experiences.
OBJECTIVE: This study examined social information processing (SIP) of events with varied outcomes in children with ADHD and conduct problems (CPs; defined as oppositional defiant disorder [ODD] or conduct disorder [CD]) and controls. METHOD:Participants were 64 children (46 boys, 18 girls) aged 6 to 12, including 39 with ADHD and 25 controls. Vignettes were developed that systematically varied with regard to peer intention (ambiguous, negative, positive) and event outcome (ambiguous, negative, positive), and were used to evaluate participants' SIP abilities (cue encoding, interpretation, and response generation). RESULTS: Results showed that, after controlling for CPs, children with ADHD detected fewer positive, negative, and neutral cues; attributed more negative and less positive intent to peers; focused less on situational outcomes of vignettes; and generated fewer positive responses compared with the control group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that children with ADHD differ from non-ADHDchildren, even after controlling for CPs, in how they process positive and negative social experiences.
Authors: Francisco R de la Peña; Lino R Villavicencio; Juan D Palacio; Fernando J Félix; Marcela Larraguibel; Laura Viola; Silvia Ortiz; Marcos Rosetti; Andrea Abadi; Cecilia Montiel; Pablo A Mayer; Sofía Fernández; Aurora Jaimes; Miriam Feria; Liz Sosa; Andrés Rodríguez; Patricia Zavaleta; Daniela Uribe; Frinne Galicia; Diana Botero; Santiago Estrada; Arturo F Berber; Macarena Pi-Davanzo; Consuelo Aldunate; Gabriela Gómez; Ivannah Campodónico; Paula Tripicchio; Ignacio Gath; Manuel Hernández; Lino Palacios; Rosa E Ulloa Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2018-06-14 Impact factor: 3.630