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Analysis of Relationships between Parenting Stress, Maternal Depression, and Behavioral Problems in Children at Risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Hee Sun Shin, Jeong Mee Kim
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2010;40(3):453-461.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.3.453
Published online: June 30, 2010

1Researcher, The Environmental Health Center, Dankook University Medical Center · Professor, Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.

2Assistant Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Baekseok Arts University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Shin, Hee Sun. Department of Nursing, Dankook University, 29 Anseo-dong, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. Tel: 82-41-550-3882, Fax: 82-41-550-3888, sw724@dankook.ac.kr
• Received: April 2, 2010   • Accepted: June 15, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    In this study differences in behavioral problems between children at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and normally developing children were identified. Further, relationships between parental stress, depression, and child behavioral problems according to ADHD symptoms were explored.
  • Methods
    Participants were 222 elementary school children and their parents. The ADHD risk group was determined by the Korean-ADHD Rating Scale. Data were collected using the Korean-ADHD Rating Scale, Korean version of Child Behavior CheckList (K-CBCL), Parenting Stress Index, and Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and regression analysis.
  • Results
    1) The ADHD risk group showed higher levels of behavioral problems, parenting stress, and maternal depression than the normal group. 2) There were significant relationships between ADHD scores and parenting stress (r=.66), maternal depression (r=.35), internal behavioral problems (r=.47), and external problems (r=.55), but, ADHD risk scores were negatively correlated with social competence (r=-.40). 3) The regression analysis revealed that ADHD levels affected the child's internal behavioral problems, mediated by maternal depression (β=.29, p<.001).
  • Conclusion
    The study results show that higher risk scores for ADHD indicate a significant effect for behavioral problems. Also, parenting stress and depression influence child's behavioral problems. These results suggest that identification of children at risk for ADHD and development of parental education programs would contribute to the prevention of behavioral problems and aggravation of the ADHD symptoms.
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Figure 1
The relationship between symptom of ADHD and child's internal problems.
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Figure 2
The relationship between symptom of ADHD and child's external problems.
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Table 1
Comparison of the Characteristics of Children and Mothers for the Two Groups (N=222)
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***p≤.001.

Table 2
Correlation among Variables
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***p≤.001; **p<.010; *p<.050.

Table 3
Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's Internal Behavior
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***p<.001.

Table 4
Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's External Behavior
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***p<.001.

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    Figure 1 The relationship between symptom of ADHD and child's internal problems.
    Figure 2 The relationship between symptom of ADHD and child's external problems.
    Analysis of Relationships between Parenting Stress, Maternal Depression, and Behavioral Problems in Children at Risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

    Comparison of the Characteristics of Children and Mothers for the Two Groups (N=222)

    ***p≤.001.

    Correlation among Variables

    ***p≤.001; **p<.010; *p<.050.

    Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's Internal Behavior

    ***p<.001.

    Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's External Behavior

    ***p<.001.

    Table 1 Comparison of the Characteristics of Children and Mothers for the Two Groups (N=222)

    ***p≤.001.

    Table 2 Correlation among Variables

    ***p≤.001; **p<.010; *p<.050.

    Table 3 Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's Internal Behavior

    ***p<.001.

    Table 4 Mediation Effect of Mother's Depression on the Influence of the Symptom of ADHD on Child's External Behavior

    ***p<.001.


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