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The role of self‐compassion in the mental health of adults with ADHD (2022)
Journal Article
Beaton, D. M., Sirois, F., & Milne, E. (2022). The role of self‐compassion in the mental health of adults with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(12), 2497-2512. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23354

Objective
Evidence suggests that the poorer mental health associated with attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is partially explained by adverse psychosocial correlates of the condition. As recent studies show that self-compassion is nega... Read More about The role of self‐compassion in the mental health of adults with ADHD.

Using social cognition models to understand why people, such as perfectionists, struggle to respond with self‐compassion (2022)
Journal Article
Biskas, M., Sirois, F. M., & Webb, T. L. (2022). Using social cognition models to understand why people, such as perfectionists, struggle to respond with self‐compassion. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(4), 1160-1182. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12531

Responding with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit helps people to achieve their goals, yet evidence suggests that some people struggle to respond with self-compassion. The current research proposes that social cognition models such the Theory... Read More about Using social cognition models to understand why people, such as perfectionists, struggle to respond with self‐compassion.

Experiences of criticism in adults with ADHD: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Beaton, D. M., Sirois, F., & Milne, E. (2022). Experiences of criticism in adults with ADHD: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263366

People with ADHD are at high risk of receiving criticism from others, yet criticism has not been well researched in this population. This study aimed to provide a rich understanding of what experiences adults with ADHD traits have with criticism. As... Read More about Experiences of criticism in adults with ADHD: A qualitative study.