Effects of Temperament, Attachment, and Parental Sensitivity on the Development of ADHD

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common and well-researched childhood disorders. Despite extensive knowledge, there remains a demand to understand ADHD from a developmental psychopathology perspective. Even more important than recognizing symptoms, it is necessary to determine how biological and environmental factors in a child's life play a role in the development of ADHD. In the proposed study, three significant factors were examined in relation to ADHD: attachment, temperament, and parental sensitivity with an emphasis on goodness of fit. Regression analyses were utilized to examine data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to determine how these variables contribute to a diagnosis of ADHD and how temperament and parental sensitivity affect attachment style in relation to ADHD. A significant relationship between the variables and ADHD was found, although the relationship was not very strong. However, when examining attachment, results revealed that temperament is more of a significant predictor of attachment style than parental sensitivity. Implications for practice and future research recommendations based on these results are discussed along with a review of the extant literature base.Language

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Rubinic, Danielle C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kara McGoey
• Ara Schmitt
• James Schreiber

• ADHD
• Attachment
• Developmental Psychopathology
• Parental sensitivity
• School Psychology
• Temperament

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1128

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2144