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The Relation between Maternal ADHD Symptoms and Improvement in Child Behavior Following Brief Behavioral Parent Training is Mediated by Change in Negative Parenting Chronis-Tuscano, A.; O’Brien, K. A.; Johnston, Charlotte; Jones, H. A.; Clarke, T. L.; Raggi, V. L.; Rooney, M. E.; Biaz, Y.; Pian, J.; Seymour, K.

Abstract

This study examined the extent to which maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms predict improvement in child behavior following brief behavioral parent training. Change in parenting was examined as a potential mediator of the negative relationship between maternal ADHD symptoms and improvement in child behavior. Seventy mothers of 6-10 year old children with ADHD underwent a comprehensive assessment of adult ADHD prior to participating in an abbreviated parent training program. Before and after treatment, parenting and child disruptive behavior were assessed via maternal reports and observations. Controlling for pre-treatment levels, maternal ADHD symptomatology predicted post-treatment child disruptive behavior problems. The relation between maternal ADHD symptomatology and improvement in child behavior was mediated by change in observed maternal negative parenting. This study replicated findings linking maternal ADHD symptoms with attenuated child improvement following parent training, and is the first to demonstrate that negative parenting at least partially explains this relationship. Innovative approaches combining evidence-based treatment for adult ADHD with parent training may therefore be necessary for families in which both the mother and child have ADHD. Larger-scale studies using a full evidence-based parent training program are needed to replicate these findings.

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Title
The Relation between Maternal ADHD Symptoms and Improvement in Child Behavior Following Brief Behavioral Parent Training is Mediated by Change in Negative Parenting
Alternate Title
Maternal ADHD predicts parent training response
Creator
Chronis-Tuscano, A.; O’Brien, K. A.; Johnston, Charlotte; Jones, H. A.; Clarke, T. L.; Raggi, V. L.; Rooney, M. E.; Biaz, Y.; Pian, J.; Seymour, K.
Date Issued
2011
Description
This study examined the extent to which maternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms predict improvement in child behavior following brief behavioral parent training. Change in parenting was examined as a potential mediator of the negative relationship between maternal ADHD symptoms and improvement in child behavior. Seventy mothers of 6-10 year old children with ADHD underwent a comprehensive assessment of adult ADHD prior to participating in an abbreviated parent training program. Before and after treatment, parenting and child disruptive behavior were assessed via maternal reports and observations. Controlling for pre-treatment levels, maternal ADHD symptomatology predicted post-treatment child disruptive behavior problems. The relation between maternal ADHD symptomatology and improvement in child behavior was mediated by change in observed maternal negative parenting. This study replicated findings linking maternal ADHD symptoms with attenuated child improvement following parent training, and is the first to demonstrate that negative parenting at least partially explains this relationship. Innovative approaches combining evidence-based treatment for adult ADHD with parent training may therefore be necessary for families in which both the mother and child have ADHD. Larger-scale studies using a full evidence-based parent training program are needed to replicate these findings.
Subject
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; parent training; parenting; parent-child interactions; adult ADHD
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-02-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0224399
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57002
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
Chronis-Tuscano, A., O’Brien, K. A., Johnston, C., Jones, H. A., Clarke, T. L., Raggi, V. L., Rooney, M. E., Biaz, Y., Pian, J., & Seymour, K. (2011). The relation between maternal ADHD symptoms and improvement in child behavior following brief behavioral parent training is mediated by change in negative parenting. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 1047-1057.
Publisher DOI
10.1007/s10802-011-9518-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2011
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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