A model of psychological distress for mothers of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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A model was presented which illustrates the psychological distress of mothers whose children are diagnosed with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It involves three latent constructs which are believed to affect the psychological symptomatology of a mother, namely parenting stress, parent characteristics and environment characteristics. The model shows that a mother has a tendency to experience general psychological distress with heightened sensitivity in interpersonal situations if she has a low self-esteem and does not value or feel comfortable being a parent.
Publication Name: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 1062-1024
Year: 1999
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Parenting stress in parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and parents of children with learning disabilities
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Comparison of reports on parenting stress among mothers of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children, mothers of children with learning disorders (LD) and mothers of children with no disorders revealed that mothers of ADHD children experienced higher stress than the other two groups. Mothers of ADHD children complained internalizing and externalizing behavior problems of their children than mothers of LD children. The study was conducted on 16 mothers of each of the three groups.
Publication Name: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 1062-1024
Year: 1995
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The readability of educational materials written for parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Health brochures should be written at the 8th-grade level and incorporate variables that facilitate comprehension to be effective for the target audience's understanding. Five brochures written specifically for parents of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were selected to determine whether they were written at a comprehensive level and to examine the extent to which they incorporated variables identified in the research literature as facilitating comprehension.
Publication Name: Journal of Child and Family Studies
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 1062-1024
Year: 1995
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