TY - JOUR
T1 - Athletic performance and social behavior as predictors of peer acceptance in children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
AU - Lopez-Williams, Andy
AU - Chacko, Anil
AU - Wymbs, Brian T.
AU - Fabiano, Gregory A.
AU - Seymour, Karen E.
AU - Gnagy, Elizabeth M.
AU - Chronis, Andrea M.
AU - Burrows-MacLean, Lisa
AU - Pelham, William E.
AU - Morris, Tracy L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Sixty-three children between ages 6 and 12 who were enrolled in a summer treatment program for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) participated in a study designed to measure the relationship between social behaviors, athletic performance, and peer acceptance. Children were assessed on sport-specific skills of three major sports (basketball,soccer,and softball),general fitness tests (i.e.,50-yard dash and situps), and social behavioral measures. Predictors were standardized and separated into three broad domains:athletic performance, negative social behavior, and positive social behavior. Both negative behavior and athletic performance significantly predicted children's sociometric status regardless of outcome measure. Positive behavior was a significant predictor only when considering positive peer nominations.The direction and magnitude of the predictor varied by type of outcome measured. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
AB - Sixty-three children between ages 6 and 12 who were enrolled in a summer treatment program for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) participated in a study designed to measure the relationship between social behaviors, athletic performance, and peer acceptance. Children were assessed on sport-specific skills of three major sports (basketball,soccer,and softball),general fitness tests (i.e.,50-yard dash and situps), and social behavioral measures. Predictors were standardized and separated into three broad domains:athletic performance, negative social behavior, and positive social behavior. Both negative behavior and athletic performance significantly predicted children's sociometric status regardless of outcome measure. Positive behavior was a significant predictor only when considering positive peer nominations.The direction and magnitude of the predictor varied by type of outcome measured. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/10634266050130030501
DO - 10.1177/10634266050130030501
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:28444452579
SN - 1063-4266
VL - 13
SP - 173
EP - 180
JO - Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
JF - Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
IS - 3
ER -