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Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD

Previous studies report that parents of children with ADHD often experience difficulties in their couple relationship. The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication. A cross-sectional design was employ...

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Main Author: Fatahyah, Yahya
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Published: Springer 2015
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spelling my.unimas.ir.205032022-01-26T08:07:52Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20503/ Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD Fatahyah, Yahya BF Psychology Previous studies report that parents of children with ADHD often experience difficulties in their couple relationship. The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication. A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 98 parents of children and adolescents with ADHD and 153 parents of offspring without the disorder (age range in 3–19). Participants completed the following: Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire-R, Communications Pattern Questionnaire, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Conner’s Parent Rating Scale–48. According to the findings, the two parental groups differed regarding relationship difficulties only when attachment style was controlled for. Moreover, attachment avoidance moderated the impact of having a child with ADHD on dyadic adjustment while attachment anxiety moderated such an impact on conflict communication. Also, parents of children with less severe ADHD symptoms were more likely to experience relationship problems, while having a child with ADHD moderated the effects of gender on the roles taken in demand-withdraw communication. Considering adult attachment style may provide useful insights into how parents of children with ADHD relate to each other and may inform supportive interventions. Springer 2015-04-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20503/1/Antigonos.pdf Fatahyah, Yahya (2015) Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24 (12). pp. 3711-3722. ISSN 1062-1024 https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/attachment-style-and-relationship-difficulties-in-parents-of-children-1MLL6MsQs2 DOI 10.1007/s10826-015-0179-6
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Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD
description Previous studies report that parents of children with ADHD often experience difficulties in their couple relationship. The present study investigated the role of adult attachment style in relation to problems with dyadic adjustment and conflict communication. A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 98 parents of children and adolescents with ADHD and 153 parents of offspring without the disorder (age range in 3–19). Participants completed the following: Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire-R, Communications Pattern Questionnaire, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, and Conner’s Parent Rating Scale–48. According to the findings, the two parental groups differed regarding relationship difficulties only when attachment style was controlled for. Moreover, attachment avoidance moderated the impact of having a child with ADHD on dyadic adjustment while attachment anxiety moderated such an impact on conflict communication. Also, parents of children with less severe ADHD symptoms were more likely to experience relationship problems, while having a child with ADHD moderated the effects of gender on the roles taken in demand-withdraw communication. Considering adult attachment style may provide useful insights into how parents of children with ADHD relate to each other and may inform supportive interventions.
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title Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD
title_short Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD
title_full Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD
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title_full_unstemmed Attachment style and relationship difficulties in parents of children with ADHD
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