Parents' causal attributions about attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder

dc.contributor.author	Μανιαδάκη, Κατερίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Sonuga - Barke, Edmund	en
dc.contributor.author	Κάκουρος, Ευθύμιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-19T15:02:16Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-19T15:02:16Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8562
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com	en
dc.source	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00512.x/abstract	en
dc.subject	Γονείς
dc.subject	Παιδική ψυχοπαθολογία
dc.subject	Ψυχική υγεία
dc.subject	Child psychopathology
dc.subject	Mental health
dc.subject	Κοινωνική αντίληψη
dc.subject	Social perception
dc.title	Parents' causal attributions about attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	the effect of child and parent sex	en
heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
heal.classification	Διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής - υπερκινητικότητα
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108459
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ψυχολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής - υπερκινητικότητα
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023384
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123982
heal.identifier.secondary	10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00512.x
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.publicationDate	2005-05
heal.bibliographicCitation	Maniadaki, K., Sonuga-Barke, E. & Kakouros, E. (2005). Parents' causal attributions about Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: the effect of child and parent sex. "Child: Care, Health and Development", 31 (3), p.331-340	en
heal.abstract	Boys with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) demonstrate disruptive behaviour at significantly higher rates compared to girls. Disruptive behaviour often develops as a result of negative interaction patterns within the caregiving relationship. Given the importance of parental cognitions as mediators of parental behaviour, the consideration of parent and child sex in the investigation of causal attributions regarding AD/HD may, at least partially, explain sex differences in the prevalence of disruptive behaviour among children with AD/HD. Aim To examine the effect of parent and child sex on parental causal attributions and reactions about AD/HD and to investigate the interrelationships between these variables. Sample Three hundred and seventeen mothers and 317 fathers of boys and girls aged 4–6 years and enrolled in kindergartens in Athens. Method A Greek version of the Parental Account of the Causes of Childhood Problems Questionnaire was used, which followed a vignette about a hypothetical child displaying symptoms of AD/HD. Half of the participants received a male and another half received a female version of the vignette. Results The child's sex greatly influenced parents’ causal attributions about AD/HD. Higher ratings of intentionality were conferred to boys with AD/HD than girls and these attributions were related to stricter responses towards boys. In contrast, parents who considered biological dysfunction as underlying AD/HD, they mostly did so in the case of girls. Minimal effect of parent sex on causal attributions was found. Conclusions Because causal attributions of intentionality relate to the response of more strictness and such attributions are more prevalent for boys than girls, then these perceptions about the aetiology of AD/HD in boys may be at the basis of negative interaction patterns. The increase of such interaction patterns may place boys at a more vulnerable position towards the development of secondary behaviour problems.	en
heal.publisher	John Wiley & Sons Ltd	en
heal.journalName	Child: Care, Health and Development	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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