ERIC Number: EJ1450162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
EISSN: EISSN-1557-1246
Black Mothers of Children with and without ADHD: Relationships among Maternal Psychopathology, Parenting Stress, and Parenting Cognitions
Heather A. Jones; Stephanie A. Wilson; Amanda M. Parks; Alfonso L. Floyd Jr.; Annie E. Rabinovitch; Chantelle C. Miller
Journal of Attention Disorders, v29 n1 p29-41 2025
Introduction: Parents of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) endorse increased parenting stress and lower levels of parenting efficacy and satisfaction as compared to parents of children without ADHD. Additionally, maternal ADHD and depression differentiate children with and without ADHD, with children with ADHD being more likely to have a mother with psychopathology. Method: With a focus on an understudied population, we investigated the extent to which maternal self-reported ADHD and depression were associated with self-reported parenting stress and parenting cognitions in 70 Black mothers of children with (maternal M[subscript age] = 35.52, SD = 6.49) and without ADHD (maternal M[subscript age] = 35.39, SD = 6.53) recruited from a metropolitan area in the southeastern United States. Results: Analyses indicated that Black mothers of children with ADHD reported higher levels of parenting stress, lower levels of parenting efficacy, and lower levels of parenting satisfaction. However, there were no significant differences between groups on measures of maternal ADHD or depression. Maternal depression significantly accounted for variability in both parenting satisfaction and parenting stress beyond child ADHD and maternal education. With maternal depression in the models, the association between maternal ADHD and parenting stress and parenting satisfaction lost significance. Discussion: Given the racial disparities in the treatment of ADHD, future research should focus on investigating the linkages between maternal depression, parenting stress, parenting satisfaction, and parenting behaviors in Black mothers in order to delineate whether there are cultural adaptations that may improve treatment utilization rates for child ADHD within this population.
Descriptors: Mothers, African Americans, Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychopathology, Stress Variables, Child Rearing, Stress Management, Depression (Psychology), Self Efficacy, Satisfaction, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Cultural Relevance, Intervention, African American Children
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beck Depression Inventory; Parenting Stress Index; Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence
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