Differences in Parenting Stress Between Parents of Children with ADHD, Children with Internalizing Behavior Problems, and Non-Referred Children

• Main Author: Conte, Deborah A. (Deborah Ann)
• Other Authors: Baker, David B.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1997
• Subjects: Parenting stress; Children with ADHD; Family functioning; Parenting > Psychological aspects.; Parent and child > Psychological aspects.; Stress (Psychology); Attention-deficit-disordered children.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278890/

Recently, researchers have begun to explore the associated impacts of ADHD on parent and family functioning, with an increasing focus on parenting stress. Accumulating empirical evidence is mixed, suggesting that parents of children with ADHD report increased levels of parenting stress when compared to parents of children with learning disabilities, and parents of non-referred children, but report equally stressful parenting levels when compared to parents of children with externalizing behavior problems. Results of the present study comparing reported parenting stress levels between parents of children with ADHD, children with internalizing behavior problems, and nonreferred children, were partially supportive of results found in past studies indicating higher levels of parenting stress among parents of children with ADHD. However, strong gender effects were found between mothers and fathers, which mediated the overall results.