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  • Title: Explanatory style and college students with ADHD and LD.
    Author: Shmulsky S, Gobbo K.
    Journal: J Atten Disord; 2007 Feb; 10(3):299-305. PubMed ID: 17242425.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: This study uses the Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ) to measure the causal thinking of 42 college students with diagnosed language-based learning disabilities (LD), ADHD, or co-occurring ADHD and LD. Attribution style, or explanatory style, is a term used to describe the tendencies of individuals to think that the causes of meaningful events are internal or external, global or specific, and stable or unstable. METHOD: No significant differences in explanatory styles are found among the three subgroups. The study also investigates whether there is a relationship between explanatory style and grades. RESULTS: Significant positive correlations are found between ASQ scores and grade point averages for the subgroup with co-occurring ADHD and LD and for the three subgroups combined. CONCLUSION: These findings are significant because they continue to clarify factors related to the postsecondary success of students with LD and attention deficit disorders.
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