Child and parent predictors of perceptions of parent--child relationship quality.

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE/METHOD:
Predictors of perceptions of parent-child relationship quality were examined for 175 children with ADHD, 119 comparison children, and parents of these children, drawn from the follow-up phase of the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD.

RESULTS/CONCLUSION:
Children with ADHD perceived their mothers and fathers as more power assertive than comparison children. Children higher on depressive symptomatology also perceived their mothers and fathers as less warm and more power assertive. Mothers perceived themselves as more power assertive and fathers perceived themselves as less warm if they were higher on depressive symptomatology themselves or had children with ADHD or higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Several interactions indicated that the association between child factors and parental perceptions of warmth and power assertion often depended on parental depressive symptomatology. The findings resolve a previous contradiction in the literature regarding the relationship between child depressive symptoms and parental perceptions of parent-child relationship quality.

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Author information

Author/s: Gerdes, Alyson C (AC); Hoza, Betsy (B); Arnold, L Eugene (LE); Hinshaw, Stephen P (SP); Wells, Karen C (KC); Hechtman, Lily (L); Greenhill, Laurence L (LL); Swanson, James M (JM); Pelham, William E (WE); Wigal, Timothy (T);

Affiliation: Marquette University, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of attention disorders (J Atten Disord), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jul; vol 11 (issue 1) : pp 37-48

Dates: Created 2007/07/03; Completed 2007/10/15;

PMID: 17606771, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Affect
Assertiveness
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; psychology; therapy
Behavior Therapy
Central Nervous System Stimulants - therapeutic use
Child
Combined Modality Therapy

Depression - diagnosis; psychology
Father-Child Relations
Female
Humans
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Power (Psychology)

Associated Chemicals: Central Nervous System Stimulants (0)

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