Maternal Anxiety and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children
نویسندگان
1 MSc of Consultation and Guidance, Department of Counselling and Guidance, School of Humanities, Aabhar Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
2 MSc of Consultation and Guidance, Department of Counselling and Guidance, School of Humanities, Oloom Tahghighat Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Health Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
doi
10.22038/jmrh.2014.3258چکیده
Background: According to the previous studies, anxiety along with some other psychiatric disorders is common among mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Since maternal anxiety affects mother-child interactions, early treatment plays an important role in the prognosis of ADHD in children. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal anxiety and hyperactivity in children. Methods: This study was conducted on 112 mothers of ADHD children (aged 6-12 years), selected via convenience sampling from October to December 2012. The subjects lived in districts 2 and 6 of Tehran and were referred to consultation centers. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS-42) and Swanson, Nolan and Pelham (SNAP-IV) questionnaires were completed by the subjects. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used for the analysis of the relationship between variables. Results: A positive correlation was found between maternal anxiety and children’s hyperactivity (P=0.05). In fact, high levels of maternal anxiety are accounted for various child-rearing problems such as children’s hyperactivity. Conclusion: High levels of maternal anxiety lead to child rearing problems, which in turn cause various disorders such as hyperactivity in children.
