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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Parenting Cognitions and Treatment Beliefs as Predictors of Experience Using Behavioral Parenting Strategies in Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Johnston, Charlotte; Mah, Janet W. T.; Regambal, Marci Joan

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 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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Title	Parenting Cognitions and Treatment Beliefs as Predictors of Experience Using Behavioral Parenting Strategies in Families of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Creator	Johnston, Charlotte; Mah, Janet W. T.; Regambal, Marci Joan
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd. © 2010
Date 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.
Subject	Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavioral Treatment; Attributions; Treatment Acceptability; Parenting Efficacy
Genre	Article; Postprint
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2016-05-06
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0300474
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58094
Affiliation	Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of
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.
Publisher DOI	10.1016/j.beth.2010.02.001
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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