Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235, USA.
J Atten Disord. 2013 Feb;17(2):141-51. doi: 10.1177/1087054711427401. Epub 2011 Dec 12.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a commonly diagnosed childhood disorder associated with parent-child conflict and parental stress. This investigation explored whether parents' interpretation of symptomatic behavior predicted negative interactions with and perceptions of their child.
We recruited parents of 7-12 year old children who were diagnosed with ADHD (n = 41), were diagnosed with ADHD but whose parents construed symptomatic behavior positively (Indigo children; n = 36), and had no diagnosis (n = 26). Parents completed a questionnaire about their experiences with their child.
Relative to parents who used only the ADHD label for children's behavior, parents who also perceived symptomatic behavior as a sign of positive characteristics reported less frequent negative experiences with their child and less intense negative emotions during those experiences. They also viewed their children as more self-efficacious and as more likely to have a positive future.
Positive perceptions of child symptomatic behavior appeared to buffer the impact of ADHD symptoms on parents and parent-child relationships.
注意缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）是一种常见的儿童期疾病，与亲子冲突和父母压力有关。本研究探讨了父母对症状行为的解释是否能预测他们与孩子的负面互动和对孩子的看法。
我们招募了 7-12 岁被诊断为 ADHD 的儿童的父母（n=41）、被诊断为 ADHD 但父母对症状行为有积极解释的儿童的父母（Indigo 儿童；n=36）和没有诊断的儿童的父母（n=26）。父母完成了一份关于他们与孩子相处经历的问卷。
与仅将 ADHD 标签用于孩子行为的父母相比，将症状行为也视为积极特征的父母报告说，他们与孩子的负面经历较少，负面情绪在这些经历中也不那么强烈。他们也认为自己的孩子更有自信，更有可能有一个积极的未来。
对孩子症状行为的积极看法似乎缓冲了 ADHD 症状对父母和亲子关系的影响。
