dmbeaton
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Post by dmbeaton on Oct 19, 2020 9:40:51 GMT
Investigating self-compassion & self-criticism in people with and without ADHD.Take part here: sheffieldpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6G0DAs1zYHn0lDWe are running an online experiment to explore new ways to measure levels of self-compassion and self-criticism and we are seeking people with ADHD to take part - either people with a formal diagnosis or people who self-identify as having ADHD. As a thank you, you will be entered into a prize draw to win one of two £25 Amazon Vouchers. To take part, you must be: - over 18 years old,
- fluent in English (English as a first or bi-lingual language)
You must not have: - dyslexia or communication difficulties,
- a personality disorder,
- any motor disorder - including Tourette’s.
You will answer some questions about your wellbeing and behaviour and then complete an experimental task online where you will read some statements on the screen and respond by pressing one of two buttons. We will be measuring your reaction time and accuracy in this task. Overall, the study will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete. The research is being untaken by Danielle Beaton (BSc, MSc, MA) for her PhD project and being supervised by Dr Fuschia Sirois, and Professor Elizabeth Milne. All the researchers are based at The University of Sheffield in the Psychology Department, where this project was ethically approved. We expect data collection to finish by January 2021. If you have any questions please contact dmbeaton1@sheffield.ac.uk Watch Summary Video of the Experiment HereAttachments:Poster_Online.pdf (180.32 KB)
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Post by wallpaper0747 on Nov 4, 2020 1:21:34 GMT
I get the questions but...
It's these types of generic, ambiguous questions that i believe are masking people's minds trying to put us all into boxes. I could have picked towards either end of the scale and been answering correctly, for almost every question. Depending on a 'thought' 'event' etc. ie half the time 'a bit like me' the other half 'not at all like me'. I know I was changing my answer to the repeated Q's as I attached them to different scenarios that swim endlessly around my mind!
eg. IQ @140(which means zip on its own!) I'm sure (now i know i have adhd) i'd leave what 98% ? of your universities students standing in the dust. grades represent knowledge and given most courses i've asked to enroll on recently require no specific subject knowledge.... so No i don't feel inadequate or that i'm blowing things out of proportion or that others lives are easier etc..
But yes the neurotypical, of average intelligence john doe does have it far easier regurgitating their way through school, BSc -> MSc ->PhD and copying questions off the internet for their research questionnaires.
Then again an observer would say I am blowing things out of proportion if i criticised the way Universities hug the neurotypical joe averages while even courses studying mental health say they wont / can't consider an application if someone only has a 3 (pre adhd diagnosis and toolkit)
so next time you copy and paste questionnaires from the net, spend a bit of time tailoring the questions to a less generic 'all life' in one box. Maybe instead of asking the same question dressed up with slightly different wording, ask it with respect to a more specific aspect/scenario.
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Post by dmbeaton on Dec 7, 2020 11:24:50 GMT
Hi, Thank you for your comments. I understand the frustration and I have previously conducted interviews and used open questions in order to get around these issues. However, as with all research and clinical intervention, we need to have valid and reliable measures that have been tested to ensure that they are measuring what we want them to. These questionnaires have been through extensive testing with 1000's of people over the years in order to achieve that. So I spent a lot of time comparing questionnaires to ensure that they are of high quality and would be recognised by clinical and academic staff as valid and reliable - which means that the research will be taken more seriously and hopefully make a difference to the lives of people like (presumably) you and myself who are neurodiverse and have to work that bit harder because of their ADHD. I understand your point about making it specific to certain situations, but that is not what we are attempting to measure in this research, we are attempting to understand how people feel/behave most of the time in a general situation - how a person is more inclined to behave/feel most of the time. I want to thank you for taking part in the study, I appreciate that you took the time to do so. Hopefully, my response has been educational into the way that research works and why we use standard questionnaires. I'm also happy to answer any further questions about the research
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Post by wallpaper0747 on Dec 14, 2020 9:51:52 GMT
My guess - probably tired of having to explain what we think/feel and why we do so. Angry at pointing out the dumbf£$%ery in the world and being told to quiet down as its 'just the way it is' or frustrated at wanting to point it out and try change it but too tired to try to find a way after years of being dismissed. I saw a quote yesterday by /shrug. went something along the lines of 'the keenest observer is often seen as the most cynical'. I think you would agree ADHD makes most if not all of us keen observers and I know I certainly rank high on the most cynical. I looked it up for you, although not where i read it, George Bernard Shaw Quotes The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
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