AD/HD Symptoms and Conduct Problems: Similarities and Differences in Maternal Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Maniadaki, Katerina; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Kakouros, Efthymios; Karaba, Rania
Titel	AD/HD Symptoms and Conduct Problems: Similarities and Differences in Maternal Perceptions
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15 (2006) 4, S.460-474 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-006-9037-x
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Mothers; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Mother Attitudes; Family Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Vignettes; Genetics; Physiology; Child Rearing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Mutterliebe; Fragebogen; Humangenetik; Physiologie; Kindererziehung
Abstract	Several theories attempt to explain the high co-occurrence of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) and Conduct Problems (CP). A strong possibility is that AD/HD behaviours lead to the development of CP, due to family coercive interaction patterns, maintained through parental false beliefs regarding child problem behaviour. We compared maternal perceptions about AD/HD behaviors and CP, and the possible reactions elicited by such behaviours. The sample consisted of 317 mothers of boys and girls aged 4-6. Four versions of The Parental Account of the Causes of Childhood Problems Questionnaire were used, in which a vignette was ascribed to either a boy or a girl displaying some of the major AD/HD behaviours or CP. The results showed that CP were perceived as significantly more severe than AD/HD behaviours. Moreover, AD/HD behaviours were attributed to biological causes more often than CP, and less strict rearing practices were chosen for AD/HD symptoms. Our findings provide evidence that mothers usually perceive AD/HD behaviours and CP as separate entities and may behave accordingly with their children. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10