Parental support, control, and stress: parenting practices and beliefs of parents of children with and without ADHD

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2012-09-25
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The purpose of this study was to examine perceived parenting practices, parenting stress, and parental beliefs in families with and without a child diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study provides a systemic focus by also investigating demographic characteristics and considering both parents’ and children’s perceptions of parenting behaviours. Twenty-five parents of children (7 to 16 years) diagnosed with ADHD and 19 parents of children with no diagnosis participated. Children from 27 parent-child dyads also participated. Parents of children diagnosed with ADHD reported significantly higher levels of parenting stress and a more external parental locus of control. Parents and children in the comparison group showed greater concordance in perceived parenting behaviours, but the parenting practices of the two groups did not differ. Significant associations were detected between demographics and parenting factors in both groups, yet none overlapped. Results are discussed in terms of the implications for treatments designed to support children with ADHD.
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Education--Early Childhood
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Winters, K. (2012). Parental support, control, and stress: parenting practices and beliefs of parents of children with and without ADHD (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27256