Anxiety, Bully Victimization, and Parental Stress among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

dc.contributor.advisorClimie, Emma
dc.contributor.authorHartling, Liza Gabrielle
dc.contributor.committeememberWilcox, Gabrielle
dc.contributor.committeememberAndrews, Jac
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-26T20:31:37Z
dc.date.available2021-08-26T20:31:37Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-24
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) tend to have difficulties making and keeping friends (McQuade & Hoza, 2015), are more often the victim of bullying (Taylor et al., 2010), experience greater risk of co-occurring anxiety (Tannock, 2009), and have parents who report higher levels of parental stress than their typically developing (TD) peers (Theule et al., 2013). Inspired by Weiss et al.’s (2015) study that found the frequency of bully victimization was significantly related to anxiety among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and that parental stress moderated this relationship, the current study aimed to investigate the relationships between bullying, anxiety, and parental stress for children with and without ADHD. The final sample included 49 children between the ages of eight and 13 years (ADHD: n = 31; TD: n = 18) and their parents. The present study confirmed that the parents of children with ADHD report significantly greater levels of parental stress than their TD counterparts. Additionally, bully victimization was found to be a significant predictor of anxiety for children with ADHD, while parental stress was found to significantly predict anxiety in TD children. Contrary to what was hypothesized, parental stress did not moderate this relationship for either ADHD or TD groups. Results from this study emphasize the need for bullying prevention and intervention targeted towards children with ADHD, and the importance of parental support for their families.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHartling, L. G. (2021). Anxiety, Bully Victimization, and Parental Stress among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39130
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113776
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectBully Victimizationen_US
dc.subjectParental Stressen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychologyen_US
dc.titleAnxiety, Bully Victimization, and Parental Stress among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorderen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation Graduate Program – Educational Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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