Ethnic Differences in Parental Beliefs of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Pham, Andy V.; Carlson, John S.; Kosciulek, John F.
Titel	Ethnic Differences in Parental Beliefs of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 13 (2010) 6, S.584-591 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054709332391
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders; Surveys; Ethnicity; Parent Attitudes; Prediction; Children; Questionnaires; Drug Therapy; Behavior Modification; Cognitive Restructuring; Minority Groups; Physiology; Information Dissemination; Scientific Research; Decision Making; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ethnizität; Elternverhalten; Vorhersage; Child; Kind; Kinder; Fragebogen; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Ethnische Minderheit; Physiologie; Informationsverbreitung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Objective: A survey study was conducted to explore ethnic differences in parental beliefs about the causes and treatments of ADHD and whether these beliefs predicted treatment preference. Method: Ethnically diverse parents of 5- to 12-year-old children with ADHD (n = 58) and without ADHD (n = 61) completed a questionnaire developed by the authors that asked them to rate statements about biological and psychological causes of ADHD and their beliefs about medication and behavioral treatment. Results: There were no significant ethnic differences in how parents viewed causes of ADHD. Beliefs about behavioral treatment revealed significant group differences, as ethnic minority (e.g., African American, Latino) parents rated behavioral treatments more positively than did Caucasian parents. Beliefs about biological causes predicted medication treatment and combined treatment use. Conclusion: Dissemination of information regarding evidence-based treatments should be given special attention as it may influence parents' decisions to pursue specific treatments based on their beliefs. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10