Mothers’ stress and behavioral and emotional problems in children with ADHD. Mediation of coping strategies

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21392006
AutoresCarmen Berenguer (0000-0001-5731-3962, Department of Evolutionary Psychology and Education University of Valencia Valencia Spain), Belen Rosello (Department of Evolutionary Psychology and Education University of Valencia Valencia Spain), Belén Roselló Miranda (0000-0001-8223-4772, Universitat de València, autor de correspondencia), Ana Miranda (0000-0002-0461-3520, Department of Evolutionary Psychology and Education University of Valencia Valencia Spain)
Año2021
Volumen62
Número2
Páginas141-149
Fecha de publicación2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12680
PMID32920860
OpenAlexW3084906797
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas35

The present study compared mothers’ stress and the behavioral/emotional problems of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and children with typical development (TD). Furthermore, the relationships among the mothers’ stress, the children’s behavioral/emotional problems, and the mothers’ coping strategies in both groups were identified. The contribution of behavioral/emotional problems to parenting stress in children with ADHD was also studied through mediation effects of the mothers’ coping strategies. The parenting stress, coping orientation to problems, and strengths and difficulties questionnaires were administered to 72 mothers of children from 7 to 11 years old: 35 with a clinical diagnosis of ADHD and 37 with typical development. The comparison analyses showed that the mothers’ stress and the behavioral/emotional problems of their children were significantly higher in the group with ADHD than in the group without ADHD. Correlation analyses revealed different correlation patterns in the two groups, with behavioral/emotional problems significantly associated with parenting stress and with the disengagement and cognitive reframing coping reported by the mothers of children with ADHD. In addition, the disengagement coping strategy was a significant mediator in the relationship between behavioral/emotional problems and mothers’ stress, according to the mediation analysis. The findings illustrate the need to include training in both behavioral strategies and coping strategies in counseling in order to help mothers buffer the impact of stress. This work is supported by the project PSI2016‐78109 (AEI/FEDER, UE) and by University of Valencia UV‐INV‐PREDOC15‐265889

Cognitive reframing · Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Disengagement theory · Mediation · Psychotherapist · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology