The Relationship Between Socioemotional Strengths and Self-Stigma Experiences of Youth with ADHD and their Parents.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with stigmatization, both from others and internally through self-stigma. This study explored how self-stigma relates to perceptions of socioemotional strengths in youth with ADHD and their parents. A t...

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Published in:Child Psychiatry & Human Development Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 1260 - 1273
Main Authors: Jelinkova, Kristina, Charabin, Emma, Miller, Courtney, Siemens, Theresa, Bath, Alexandra C., Climie, Emma A.
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Published: Springer Nature Aug2026
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          Jelinkova, Kristina
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          https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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        Social stigma
        Parents
        Self-efficacy
        Teenagers
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        ADHD
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      ab: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder often associated with stigmatization, both from others and internally through self-stigma. This study explored how self-stigma relates to perceptions of socioemotional strengths in youth with ADHD and their parents. A total of 44 youth-parent dyads participated, completing strength-based and self-stigma measures. Hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted to determine the relation between youth or parent self-stigma and the perceptions of youth strengths. Partial correlations were used to examine associations between self-stigma and specific strength domains. Results indicated that higher youth self-stigma was significantly associated with lower self-rated strengths across all socioemotional domains, while higher parent self-stigma was linked to lower parent-rated strengths in family involvement and intrapersonal areas. Notably, youth self-stigma did not predict parent-rated strengths, and vice versa, suggesting self-stigma biases perceptions rather than reflecting objective differences in strengths. These findings highlight the potential negative impact of self-stigma on self- and parent-perceptions of youth capabilities and underscore the importance of interventions that target stigma reduction and promote strength-based perspectives. Future research should explore causality and the potential buffering role of strengths against the harmful effects of self-stigma.
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