Parents' reactions to youths' hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention problems
Terese Glatz1, Håkan Stattin, Margaret Kerr
1Center for Developmental Research at JPS, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden. terese.glatz@oru.se
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|July 13, 2011
Summary
Children's hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention problems (HIA) increase parental powerlessness and negative parenting over time. Understanding these links is crucial for supporting families facing HIA challenges.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention problems (HIA) in children cause parental stress.
- Parental reactions to HIA are influenced by perceptions of control and attributions for behavior.
Purpose of the Study:
- To model parents' reactions to youths' HIA using theories of perceived power and attributions.
- To investigate the longitudinal relationship between youth HIA and parenting practices.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal study of 706 youths (aged 10-12 at T1) and their parents over 5 years.
- Assessed youth HIA, unresponsiveness to correction, parental powerlessness, monitoring, and negative parenting behaviors.
Main Results:
- Youth HIA predicted increased perceptions of unresponsiveness to correction.
- Increased perceptions of unresponsiveness led to greater parental powerlessness over time.
- Parental powerlessness was associated with increased negative parenting behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Youth HIA can initiate a cycle of increasing parental powerlessness and negative parenting.
- Interventions may benefit from addressing parental perceptions of control and attributions related to HIA.
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