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Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Ratings of Executive Functioning in Children With ADHDUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, krystle.joyner{at}utsouthwestern.edu
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Executive functioning is important to assess in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Parent report is used to obtain information about a childs executive functioning; however, parent report can be influenced by many factors. This studys hypothesis was that higher ratings of childrens executive dysfunction are associated with parenting stress. Parents of 32 children (ages 8-12 years) with ADHD completed the Parenting Stress Index and two executive function rating scales, the BRIEF and CEFS. Stress produced by child and family system characteristics was significantly correlated with composite scores and subscales from the executive function rating scales. Findings suggest that parent ratings of their childrens executive functioning appear related to the stress they experience being parents, particularly with regard to their childrens challenging behaviors.
Key Words: behavior ratings parent report executive function parenting stress assessment of children
This version was published on December
1, 2009 Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 27, No. 6,
452-464 (2009) |
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