Parenting Cognitions and Treatment Beliefs as Predictors of Experience Using Behavioral Parenting Strategies in Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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identifier citation: Johnston, C., Mah, J., & Regambal, M. (2010). Parenting cognitions and treatment beliefs as predictors of experience using behavioral parenting strategies in families of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Behavior Therapy, 41, 491-504.
creator: Johnston, Charlotte
creator: Mah, Janet W. T.
creator: Regambal, Marci Joan
issued: 2016-05-06T20:25:05Z
issued: 2010
description: We tested a model of mothers’ parenting efficacy and attributions for child ADHD behaviors as predictors of experiences with behavioral treatment. The model proposed that mothers’ beliefs regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of behavioral strategies would intervene between mothers’ cognitions about parenting and child behavior and their treatment experiences. Participants were 101 mothers of 5 to 10 year old children (82% male) with ADHD. Mothers reported their parenting efficacy and attributions for child behavior, and then received a single session of treatment teaching two behavior management strategies. Then, mothers reported their beliefs regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of these strategies. A follow-up phone interview 1 week later assessed mothers’ experiences in using the behavioral strategies. The overall model fit the data. Attributions of child ADHD behavior as more pervasive, enduring, and within the child’s control were related to seeing behavioral treatment as more acceptable, but neither attributions nor treatment acceptability predicted treatment experience. However, mothers with higher parenting efficacy viewed the behavioral strategies as more likely to be effective, and this pathway significantly predicted positive treatment experience. Implications for understanding the variables that contribute to parental decision-making and treatment participation for childhood ADHD are considered.
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note: Treatment Beliefs 1 Parenting Cognitions and Treatment Beliefs as Predictors of Experience Using Behavioral Parenting Strategies in Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Charlotte Johnston Janet W. T. Mah Marci Regambal University of British Columbia AUTHOR PREPUBLICATON DRAFT This research was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP 77531). We thank the mothers and children who participated, and the research assistants and graduate students who assisted with the research. Correspondence should be addressed to: Charlotte Johnston, Department of Psychology, 2136 West Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada. Phone: 604-822-6771; Fax: 604-822-6923; email: cjohnston@psych.ubc.ca Treatment Beliefs 2 Abstract We tested a model of mothers’ parenting efficacy and attributions for child ADHD behaviors as predictors of experiences with behavioral treatment. The model proposed that mothers’ beliefs regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of behavioral strategies would intervene between mothers’ cognitions about parenting and child behavior and their treatment experiences. Participants were 101 mothers of 5 to 10 year old children (82% male) with ADHD. Mothers reported their parenting efficacy and attributions for child behavior, and then received a single session of treatment teaching two behavior management strategies. Then, mothers reported their beliefs regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of these strategies. A follow-up phone interview 1 week later assessed mothers’ experiences in using the behavioral strategies. The overall model fit the data. Attributions of child ADHD behavior as more pervasive, enduring, and within the child’s control were related to seeing behavioral treatment as more acceptable, but neither attributions nor treatment acceptability predicted treatment experience. However, mothers with higher parenting efficacy viewed the behavioral strategies as m…
has type: Article
has type: Postprint
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0300474
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Elsevier Ltd. © 2010
publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2010.02.001
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
subject: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
subject: Behavioral Treatment
subject: Attributions
subject: Treatment Acceptability
subject: Parenting Efficacy
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58094