Predictors of stress-related growth in parents of children with ADHD

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作者
Finzi-Dottan, Ricky [1 ,2 ]
Triwitz, Yael Segal [2 ]
Golubchik, Pavel [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Bar Ilan Univ, Sch Social Work, IL-52900 Ramat Gan, Israel
[2] Geha Mental Hlth Ctr, Child & Adolescence Outpatient Clin, IL-49100 Petah Tiqwa, Israel
[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Ramat Aviv, Israel
关键词
Children with ADHD; Emotional intelligence; Perceiving parenthood; Social support; Stress-related growth; ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE; SELF-EFFICACY; DEVELOPMENTAL-DISABILITIES; POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS; PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN;
D O I
10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.032
中图分类号
G76 [特殊教育];
学科分类号
040109 ;
摘要
This study was designed to investigate stress-related growth in 71 parents of children with ADHD, compared with 80 parents of non-clinical children. Adopting Tedeschi and Calhoun's (2004) theoretical framework for predicting personal growth, the study investigated the contribution of emotional intelligence (individual characteristics), social support (environmental factors), parental self-efficacy and perceptions of parenting as a challenge vs. a threat (cognitive processing). Results indicated that emotional intelligence was the main predictor of stress-related growth, particularly for parents of ADHD children, emphasizing that this personal trait is especially relevant to coping with on-going parental strain; whereas social support made a greater contribution to growth for the control group than for parents of children with ADHD. Path analysis confirmed our research model, suggesting that parents' sense of competence and of parenthood as a challenge vs. a threat mediates between emotional intelligence and social support on the one hand, and growth on the other. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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