Date of Award:
5-2007
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Gretchen A. Gimpel Peacock
Committee
Gretchen A. Gimpel Peacock
Committee
Donna Gilbertson
Committee
Dennis Odell
Committee
Scott Bates
Abstract
This study examined student teachers' explicit and implicit perceptions of ADHD and the relationship between perceptions of ADHD and social desirability. In addition, the relationship between a current measure of implicit perceptions of ADHD and one that was adapted for this study was also investigated. Findings indicate that student teachers view a student portrayed as exhibiting symptoms consistent with ADHD more negatively than a "normal" child in terms of their self-reported first impressions of the child as well as their predictions for the child's future success. Participants' perceptions, as measured by two implicit measures, however, were mixed, with results from one measure indicative of neutral attitudes toward ADHD, while results from another measure were suggestive of an implicit attitude bias against ADHD behaviors. Overall, social desirability did not appear to be meaningfully associated with student teachers' implicit or explicit perceptions of ADHD. The key findings seem to indicate that student teachers generally exhibit more negative perceptions of stereotypical ADHD behaviors than "normal" behaviors. Two measures of student teachers' implicit perceptions of ADHD were not significantly related.
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Recommended Citation
Berglof, Hollie K., "Student Teachers' Explicit and Implicit Perceptions of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" (2007). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6240.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6240
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