Outlasting Disruption: The Process of Reinvestment in Families with ADHD Children
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | School of Nursingat Oregon Health Sciences University |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1177/104973239800800609 |
| CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
The goal of the research described in this article was to generate a grounded theory of how parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) coped with this chronic behavioral disorder. Interview data from 15 families with ADHD children (N = 59) were analyzed using the grounded theory method. Data analysis revealed that parents out-lasted the disruption of ADHD through three subprocesses of 'reinvesting': making sense, recasting biography, and relinquishing the 'good ending.' Findings suggest that there is a developmental trajectory of how parents adjust to the disorder over time and that there is a need for increased social and mental health services for all members of the family over the course of the disorder.