Knowledge is Power: Examining the Association Between Parents’ Knowledge of Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Parenting Stress, and Symptoms of Child Anxiety

This study investigated the roles of parents’ knowledge of ADHD and parenting stress on symptoms of anxiety in children with and without ADHD aged 8 to 12 years. Thirty-nine parent-child dyads from Calgary and Toronto were studied, with 21 dyads in an ADHD group and 18 dyads in a non-ADHD group. Results overall indicated no significant differences between groups in parents’ knowledge of ADHD scores; however, parenting stress was significantly higher in ADHD than in non-ADHD parents. Parenting stress was not a significant predictor of anxiety symptoms in children with ADHD, and parents’ knowledge of ADHD did not moderate this relationship. Parents’ knowledge of ADHD alone was, however, a significant predictor of anxiety symptoms in children with ADHD. Results of the current study suggest that additional research should focus on parents’ knowledge of ADHD as a possible risk factor for the development of anxiety symptoms in children with ADHD.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Glazier, Jacqueline

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mendaglio, Sal

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Drefs, Michelle
• Brandon, Jim

• Educational Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26707

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/4206