parenting_similarity_and_children_with_attention：父母教养的相似性与儿童注意.pdf

Parenting Similarity and Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Elizabeth A. Harvey ABSTRACT. This study examined the relation between parenting sim- ilarity and comorbid internalizing and disruptive behavior problems among 70 children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). General child rearing similarity and discipline similarity were found to be associated with fewer disruptive behavior problems but not related to internalizing problems. Parenting similarity was also found to be associated with greater marital adjustment and less marital conflict among parents of ADHD children. In contrast to previous studies in non-clinical populations, controlling for parental effectiveness these relations are significant. Parenting similarity, related to fathers’ reports of parenting alliance and discipline similarity, is also found to be asso- ciated with lower parenting stress for mothers. Implications for parent training for ADHD children are discussed. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: getinfo@ Website: http://www.haworthpressinc. com] KEYWORDS. Parenting, ADHD, family functioning, school-aged children Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) display developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsiv- Address correspondence to Elizabeth A. Harvey, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Tobin Hall, Box 37710, Amherst, MA 01003-7710. The author thanks Russell Barkley and Gwenyth Edwards at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center for facilitating participant recruitment and data collection for this study.