OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the relation between parental ADHD symptomatology and parent-child behavior among 46 mothers and 26 fathers of ADHD children. RESULTS: Fathers' self-reports of inattention and impulsivity were strongly associated with self-reports of lax parenting both before and after parent training, and with self-reports of overreactivity after parent training. Fathers' impulsivity was also associated with more arguing during audiotaped observations of parent-child interactions prior to parent training. Mothers' self-reports of inattention were modestly associated with self-reports of laxness before and after parent training. Prior to parent training, there were non-linear relations between mothers' inattention and observations of mother-child behavior, with mothers who reported moderate levels of inattention engaging in the most negative parent-child interactions. After parent training, these relations were linear, with the mothers who reported the most inattention engaging in the most negative parent-child interactions. These results were weakened but were generally still significant when parental depression and alcohol use were controlled.
OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the relation between parental ADHD symptomatology and parent-child behavior among 46 mothers and 26 fathers of ADHDchildren. RESULTS: Fathers' self-reports of inattention and impulsivity were strongly associated with self-reports of lax parenting both before and after parent training, and with self-reports of overreactivity after parent training. Fathers' impulsivity was also associated with more arguing during audiotaped observations of parent-child interactions prior to parent training. Mothers' self-reports of inattention were modestly associated with self-reports of laxness before and after parent training. Prior to parent training, there were non-linear relations between mothers' inattention and observations of mother-child behavior, with mothers who reported moderate levels of inattention engaging in the most negative parent-child interactions. After parent training, these relations were linear, with the mothers who reported the most inattention engaging in the most negative parent-child interactions. These results were weakened but were generally still significant when parental depression and alcohol use were controlled.
Authors: Alexander Häge; Barbara Alm; Tobias Banaschewski; Katja Becker; Michael Colla; Christine Freitag; Julia Geissler; Alexander von Gontard; Erika Graf; Barbara Haack-Dees; Susann Hänig; Klaus Hennighausen; Sarah Hohmann; Christian Jacob; Charlotte Jaite; Christine Jennen-Steinmetz; Viola Kappel; Swantje Matthies; Alexandra Philipsen; Luise Poustka; Wolfgang Retz; Michael Rösler; Katja Schneider-Momm; Esther Sobanski; Timo D Vloet; Andreas Warnke; Thomas Jans Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2018-01-23 Impact factor: 4.785