Academic Motivation in Youth With and Without ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Description
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Zoe Smith discusses her JCPP paper ‘Academic motivation decreases across adolescence for youth with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Effects of motivation on academic success’. Zoe is the first author of the paper.
Learning Objectives
1. An overview of the self-determination theory of motivation.
2. How motivation presents in young people with ADHD and how this may differ from youth without ADHD.
3. Surprising and unexpected findings from the JCPP paper.
4. The interventions that are known to foster autonomy growth in young people with ADHD.
5. The implications for child and adolescent mental health professionals, policymakers, education professionals.