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Assessing parent attributions for child behavior using open-ended questions

C Johnston1, S Reynolds, W S Freeman

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. cjohnston@cortex.psych.ubc.ca

Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
|April 30, 1998
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Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) attribute problem behaviors to uncontrollable causes. Parents of children with ADHD were less likely to blame themselves and more likely to mention medication.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Parental attributions influence child behavior perception and management.
  • Understanding these attributions is crucial for effective interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how parents attribute causality for their children's prosocial and problem behaviors.
  • To compare attribution patterns between parents of children with ADHD and parents of nonproblem children.

Main Methods:

  • Employed open-ended questions to elicit spontaneous and specific causal attributions from parents.
  • Included 61 parents of children with ADHD and 49 parents of nonproblem children.

Main Results:

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  • Both groups attributed prosocial behaviors to internal, controllable causes, and problem behaviors to uncontrollable, unstable causes within the child or parent.
  • Parents of children with ADHD were less likely to attribute child behavior to themselves and more likely to mention medication compared to parents of nonproblem children.

Conclusions:

  • Parental attributions for child behavior differ based on the presence of ADHD.
  • The findings highlight the need to consider parental attributions in the context of ADHD and treatment.