Vithana K V G S G, Asurakkody T A
National Hospital, Galle, Sri Lanka.
Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
BMC Psychol. 2025 Jan 2;13(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02331-2.
Mothers of children with ADHD struggle with everyday challenges that exceed from the signs and symptoms of ADHD. They have applied different coping mechanisms, comprising spiritual practice commitments. The study aims to explore spiritual practices as a coping mechanism for mothers of children with ADHD.
Qualitative exploratory research methodology was conducted with 22 mothers who were selected via purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the data were analysed via thematic analysis.
The findings were discussed with three main themes and six subthemes:01) cognitive appraisal-thinking with faith and belief about higher power; 2) behavioral practices-individual practices and group approaches; and 3) support from religious leaders-common support with religious concepts and specific personnel support.
This study discussed the religious commitment as coping of mothers, who used them as coping mechanisms while caring for a child with ADHD. They found a variety of culturally bound religious practice methods that were reported to be perceived as effective for their mental well-being.
多动症患儿的母亲面临着超出多动症体征和症状的日常挑战。她们采用了不同的应对机制，包括精神修行承诺。本研究旨在探讨精神修行作为多动症患儿母亲的一种应对机制。
采用定性探索性研究方法，通过目的抽样选取了22位母亲。进行了半结构化访谈，并通过主题分析对数据进行了分析。
研究结果围绕三个主要主题和六个子主题展开讨论：01）认知评估——带着对更高力量的信仰和信念思考；2）行为实践——个人实践和群体方法；3）宗教领袖的支持——基于宗教概念的共同支持和特定人员的支持。
本研究探讨了宗教承诺作为母亲们的应对方式，她们在照顾多动症患儿时将其用作应对机制。她们发现了各种具有文化特色的宗教实践方法，据报道这些方法对她们的心理健康有效。
