Attachment Style and Relationship Difficulties in Parents of Children with ADHD.

Previous studies report that parents of children with ADHD often experience difficulties in their couple relationship. The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication. A cross-sectional design was employed, i...

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Publicado en:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 24; no. 12; pp. 3711 - 3723
Autores principales: Sochos, Antigonos, Yahya, Fatahyah
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Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2015
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          Department of Psychology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU UK
          University of Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak Malaysia
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        Analysis of variance
        Attachment behavior
        Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
        Communication
        Parent-child relationships
        Parents of children with disabilities
        Case-control method
        Multivariate analysis
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          Parents of children with disabilities
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        Attachment style
        Conflict communication
        Demand withdraw
        Dyadic adjustment
        Parents of children with ADHD
        Attachment style
        Conflict communication
        Demand withdraw
        Dyadic adjustment
        Parents of children with ADHD
      ab: Previous studies report that parents of children with ADHD often experience difficulties in their couple relationship. The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication. A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 98 parents of children and adolescents with ADHD and 153 parents of offspring without the disorder (age range in 3-19). Participants completed the following: Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire-R, Communications Pattern Questionnaire, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Conner's Parent Rating Scale-48. According to the findings, the two parental groups differed regarding relationship difficulties only when attachment style was controlled for. Moreover, attachment avoidance moderated the impact of having a child with ADHD on dyadic adjustment while attachment anxiety moderated such an impact on conflict communication. Also, parents of children with less severe ADHD symptoms were more likely to experience relationship problems, while having a child with ADHD moderated the effects of gender on the roles taken in demand-withdraw communication. Considering adult attachment style may provide useful insights into how parents of children with ADHD relate to each other and may inform supportive interventions.
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