Date of Award:
5-2019
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Gretchen Gimpel Peacock
Committee
Gretchen Gimpel Peacock
Committee
Kerry Jordan
Committee
Maryellen McClain Verdoes
Abstract
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience impairment in cognitive, scholastic/vocational and interpersonal domains. The goal of this study was to gain more information how adult ADHD symptomatology impacts parenting behaviors, specifically, overreactivity and laxness. This study found that parental ADHD symptoms were associated with greater overreactive parenting behavior. Differences between mothers and fathers were assessed and no significant difference in ADHD symptomatology or parenting behaviors were found. The combination of adult ADHD symptoms and child behavior, above and beyond parental depression, was found to be a statistically significant predictor of parental overreactive behavior, while this was not the case for parental lax behavior.
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Recommended Citation
Jeppson-Frandsen, Robyn, "Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Relationship Between Parental Symptomatology, Child Behaviors, and Parenting Behaviors" (2019). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7427.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7427
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