Open AccessFamily Functioning, Psychological Distress, and Well-Being in Parents with a Child Having ADHD
Author(s) -
Øyfrid Larsen Moen,
Birgitta Hedelin,
MarieLouise HallLord
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015626767
Subject(s) - psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , clinical psychology , distress , psychological distress , mental health , perspective (graphical) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the mostcommon behavioral disorders in children. Children with ADHD have difficulties regardingthe regulation of their emotions and activities and of the maintenance of attention andimpulse control. Families with children with ADHD encounter many challenges, and thepublic health nurse is highlighted as helping and supporting these families. The aim ofthis study was to investigate families with a child having ADHD from the parents’perspective. A cross-sectional study was performed. In total, N = 264 parents ofchildren with ADHD, 217 mothers and 47 fathers (48.2%), responded on a questionnaireregarding psychological distress, family sense of coherence, and family functioning.Parents with ADHD and parents with children not medicated for ADHD seemed mostvulnerable. Parents’ well-being and psychological distress seem to influence familyfunctioning the most, with the behavior of the child with ADHD and support from thecommunity health services had importance
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom