Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD

The increased prevalence of children with ADHD signals the increase in mothers who are caring for those children. This will then put the mothers at risk of various mental health issues, consequently impacting their ability to care for their children who need their support. Thus, the objectives of th...

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Main Authors: Qarem Mohamed Mustafa, Mimi Iznita Mohamed Iqbal, Pramesti Pradna Paramita, Trias Mahmudiono
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/82/1/96
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author Qarem Mohamed Mustafa
Mimi Iznita Mohamed Iqbal
Pramesti Pradna Paramita
Trias Mahmudiono
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description The increased prevalence of children with ADHD signals the increase in mothers who are caring for those children. This will then put the mothers at risk of various mental health issues, consequently impacting their ability to care for their children who need their support. Thus, the objectives of this study are to identify the parental stress experienced by mothers of children with ADHD and examine the relationship between sociodemographic variables and parental stress with the presence of depressive symptoms based on the transactional model of stress. The findings highlight the importance of ensuring parental stress experienced by mothers through appropriate support.
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spelling doaj.art-c2c5b1ea0ba045bdbb30170129bb93e72024-10-03T01:36:58ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002022-10-018219610.3390/proceedings2022082096Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHDQarem Mohamed Mustafa0Mimi Iznita Mohamed Iqbal1Pramesti Pradna Paramita2Trias Mahmudiono3Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan, Pulau Pinang 13500, MalaysiaDepartment of Psychology, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak 53100, MalaysiaFaculty of Psychology, Universitas Airlangga, Jawa Timur 60115, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Jawa Timur 60115, IndonesiaThe increased prevalence of children with ADHD signals the increase in mothers who are caring for those children. This will then put the mothers at risk of various mental health issues, consequently impacting their ability to care for their children who need their support. Thus, the objectives of this study are to identify the parental stress experienced by mothers of children with ADHD and examine the relationship between sociodemographic variables and parental stress with the presence of depressive symptoms based on the transactional model of stress. The findings highlight the importance of ensuring parental stress experienced by mothers through appropriate support.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/82/1/96strainmaternaldisability
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title Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD
title_full Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD
title_fullStr Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD
title_full_unstemmed Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD
title_short Sociodemographic Factors, Parental Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among Mothers of Children with ADHD
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