Findings are mixed on whether friendship buffers the negative effects of peer rejection for children with ADHD¶

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q2 i? Some studies found having at least one good friend buffers the negative effects of peer rejection on maladjustment and victimization, but an ADHD-sample study found only peer rejection, not friendship, contributed to later depression. → Mikami 2015

Evidence¶

Mikami 2015¶

Mikami, A. Y., & Normand, S. (2015). The Importance of Social Contextual Factors in Peer Relationships of Children with ADHD. Curr Dev Disord Rep. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-014-0036-0

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The review reports conflicting findings: some studies of children with externalizing behavior or ADHD found friendship buffers rejection effects, while other ADHD-sample work found "only peer rejection, and not friendship, contributed to negative outcomes such as depression".

"other work involving an ADHD sample found that only peer rejection, and not friendship, contributed to negative outcomes such as depression 6 and 8 years later"

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