1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
J Atten Disord. 2019 Mar;23(5):493-505. doi: 10.1177/1087054717693373. Epub 2017 Feb 15.
ADHD symptoms in adults are consistently related to stress in a variety of domains, although whether the link between ADHD symptoms and stress is direct, or accounted for or moderated by other variables, is little studied. We used a cross-sectional design to examine whether parenting self-efficacy accounts for the relation between maternal ADHD symptoms and parenting stress, and whether levels of maternal neuroticism moderate this relation.
A nonclinical sample of mothers of 120, six- to 12-year-old children completed surveys online.
Maternal ADHD symptoms were associated with parenting stress, but this relation was accounted for by parenting self-efficacy beliefs. Neuroticism did not moderate the relations among these variables. Covariate analyses indicated that although parenting self-efficacy beliefs remain a robust predictor of parenting stress, the relation between maternal ADHD symptoms and parenting stress can be better accounted for by other variables.
The results highlight the importance of self-efficacy beliefs and demonstrate that ADHD symptoms are not sufficient to understand the experience of parenting.
成年人的注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD）症状与各种领域的压力密切相关，尽管 ADHD 症状与压力之间的联系是直接的，还是由其他变量解释或调节的，这方面的研究还很少。我们使用横断面设计来检验育儿自我效能感是否可以解释母亲的 ADHD 症状与育儿压力之间的关系，以及母亲神经质水平是否调节这种关系。
一个非临床的 120 名 6 至 12 岁儿童的母亲样本在线完成了问卷调查。
母亲的 ADHD 症状与育儿压力有关，但这种关系可以用育儿自我效能感信念来解释。神经质水平并没有调节这些变量之间的关系。协变量分析表明，尽管育儿自我效能感信念仍然是育儿压力的一个强有力的预测因素，但母亲 ADHD 症状与育儿压力之间的关系可以用其他变量来更好地解释。
研究结果强调了自我效能感信念的重要性，并表明 ADHD 症状不足以理解育儿体验。
