Table 1:

Summary of Findings

Theorizing Phase	Conceptual Categories	Themes
Parents’ feeling of ambivalence about medication	Parental concern	School adjustment
		Child’s mood
		Family relationship
		Impacts of medication
Children’s will to behave well	Children’s perceived changes in self after taking medication	Performance enhancement
		No instant effects
		Loss of temper
ADHD medication as a problem-solving strategy	Children’s perceived changes in the environment	Changes in family relationship
		Changes in attitudes of teachers and classmates
Medicated self is part of me	Children’s perceived side effects of ADHD medication	Would not stop taking ADHD medication
		Negative physical effects
Children’s moral awareness of their behaviors	Alternative to ADHD medication	To be comforted
		To be forgiven
		To feel secure

Note: ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.