Parenting stress and ADHD: A comparison of mothers and fathers.
- Författare
- Baker, David
- Titel
- Parenting stress and ADHD: A comparison of mothers and fathers.
- Utgivningsår
- 1994
- Tidskrift
- Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
- Volym
- 2
- Sidor
- 46-50
- Sammanfattning
Parenting stress experiences in families who have children with Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are receiving increased attention in the research literature on ADHD. In studies to date, evaluations of parenting stress have relied almost exclusively on maternal reports. This study compared reports of parenting stress between mothers and fathers in 20 sets of parents of children with ADHD. Results showed little difference between maternal and paternal reports of parenting stress in such families. Child behavior, socioeconomic status, and years married contributed more to parenting stress than did parent gender