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Accuracy of Self-Evaluation in Adults with ADHD

Evidence from a Driving Study

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Catherine L. Bagwell

University of Richmond

Russell A. Barkley

Medical University of South Carolina

Kevin R. Murphy

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Research on children with ADHD indicates an association with inaccuracy of self-appraisal. This study examines the accuracy of self-evaluations in clinic-referred adults diagnosed with ADHD. Self-assessments and performance measures of driving in naturalistic settings and on a virtual-reality driving simulator are used to assess accuracy of self-evaluations. The group diagnosed with ADHD (n= 44) has a higher rate of collisions, speeding tickets, and total driving citations in their driving history; report less use of safe driving behaviors in naturalistic settings; and use fewer safe driving behaviors in the simulator than the community comparison group (n= 44). Despite poorer performance, adults with ADHD provide similar driving self-assessments, thereby overestimating in naturalistic settings to a greater degree than the comparison group. These findings extend research in children with ADHD to an adult sample in an important domain of functioning and may relate to findings of executive deficits associated with ADHD.

Key Words: ADHD • self-awareness • driving • metacognition

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