Date of Award
2004
Degree Name
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Stephen O’Keefe
Second Advisor
Tony Goudy
Third Advisor
Marc Clingan
Abstract
This study extended the research to include a more complete description o f parents’ perceptions and the impact had on their family functioning. The researcher selected the participants with two categories in mind: (A) Parents must live or not live with an ADHD diagnosed child; (B) Parents will provide their consent for this study. The researcher used the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). The PSI is used to identify stress levels in parent-child systems. By using a t-test for independent samples, the treatment group responded with more stress than the control group (T= 10.143, 28). The researcher found a statistically significant difference between the two groups indicating that the ADHD group experiences more stress than the Non-ADHD group. Hopefully, the outcome of this study can supply additional useful information for practicing psychologists, medical doctors, and other members of the mental health community.
Subject(s)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Hyperactive children.
Recommended Citation
Whaley, Patrick, "The Impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) On Families: The Perceptions of Families with an ADHD Child" (2004). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1154.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1154
