Is Knowledge Power? The Influence of Parental ADHD Knowledge on their Child’s ADHD Symptom Severity and Bullying Experiences
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2017-12-19
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The current study aims to explore contributing factors related to the increased risk of reporting bullying experiences, either as a victim or a bully on the Reynolds Bullying Victimization Scale (BVS), for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) aged 8 – 13 years old. The two factors considered in this study are ADHD symptom severity (i.e., t-scores from the Conners 3-P Rating Scale) and parental ADHD knowledge (i.e., scores from the Knowledge of Attention Deficit Disorders Scale or KADDS). More specifically, it was hypothesized that ADHD symptom severity and reported bullying experiences would be the primary relationship that is moderated or influenced by parental ADHD knowledge. Results indicated a statistically significant relationship between severity for both inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms and bullying among a sample of children with and without ADHD (ADHD, n =23; Controls, n =20). However, among the ADHD participants, there was no significant relationship or moderating effect of parental ADHD knowledge for symptom severity or bullying experiences. These results suggest that further research investigating other factors that influence the relationship between all three variables is necessary in order to provide those working with the ADHD population (i.e., teachers, school administrators and other professionals) with a comprehensive understanding of how to reduce ADHD-related bullying behaviours through knowledge.
Keywords: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, bullying, peer victimization, ADHD parental knowledge
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, bullying, peer victimization, parental knowledge
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Yue, M.W. (2017). Is knowledge power? The influence of parental ADHD knowledge on their child’s ADHD symptom severity and bullying experiences (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.