RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILY ENVIRONMENT-RELATIONSHIP DIMENSION, PARENTING BEHAVIORS, MATERNAL

Author

Nantacha Sanguankulchai, M.N.S., RN

Professional nurse, expert in nursing group, Sam Khok Hospital, Pathum Thani Province

intana Yunibhand, Ph.D., RN)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University

Abstract

Objectives:To study: 1) behavioral problems of children with ADHD, 2) family environment-relationship dimension, parenting behaviors, maternal depression and paternal alcohol dependence, and 3) relationships between family environment-relationship dimension, parenting behaviors, maternal depression and paternal alcohol dependent and behavioral problems in children with ADHD. Methods: Subjects were 154 parents of children with ADHD (aged 6-12 years) who continually visited the out -patient department of government hospitals, upper central region of Thailand. Research instruments consisted of 1) Family environment scale – relationship subscale 2) parents behavior scale (Parents vision) 3) The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). 4) Hamilton Rating Scale for depression. and 5) Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT). Content validity of all instruments were established by a panel of 7 experts. The instruments’ reliabilities were .86, .81, .81, .85, and .90. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Product–Moment Correlation.

1) Sixty- nine point five percent of children with ADHD had behavioral problems. Conduct problems was found the most, followed by peer relationship problems, hyperactivity problems, social relationship problems, and emotional problems (80.5%, 75.3%, 56.5%, 24.7% and 15.6%, respectively).

2) Family environment-relationship dimension of the children with ADHD was at the good level (79.2%), parenting behaviors was at moderate level (86.4%), maternal depression and paternal alcohol dependence were 18.8 % and 8.4% of the studied families.

3) Family environment relationship dimension and parenting behaviors had significant negative relationship with behavioral problems at the .05 level (r = -.220 and -.198, respectively). Whereas, maternal depression and paternal alcohol dependence had significant positive relationship with behavioral problems at the .05 level (r = .394 and .165, respectively).

Methods:

descriptive research

Journal

THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH

YEAR : 2016

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