1- Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran , Hadiseh4800@yahoo.com
2- Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Dept. of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background & Aim: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most debilitating challenges faced by families and children affected by this disorder. It reduces the functioning of both affected individuals and their families, especially mothers. This study aims to explore the relationships among distress tolerance, spiritual well-being, and mother-child interaction, and their effects on health-related quality of life, mediated by parenting stress and family functioning in mothers of children with ADHD.
Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive-correlational study conducted with mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD in Tehran in 2022. Participants were selected through convenience sampling, resulting in a sample of 250 mothers. Research tools included a demographic information questionnaire, the Simons Distress Tolerance Index, the Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire, the Pianta Mother-Child Interaction Questionnaire, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Abidin Parental Stress Questionnaire, and the McMaster Family Functioning Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and AMOS software version 24.
Results: The results showed an inverse relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life (r=-0.67), spiritual well-being and quality of life (r=-0.65), mother-child interaction and quality of life (r=-0.51), and parenting stress and quality of life (r=-0.62). Conversely, a direct relationship was identified between distress tolerance and parenting stress (r=0.73). Additionally, parenting stress and family functioning served as mediators in the relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life.
Conclusion: The results indicate that increased distress tolerance in mothers of children with ADHD correlates with a decrease in quality of life and an increase in parenting stress. Moreover, enhanced family functioning appears to facilitate greater distress tolerance.
Methods & Materials: This is a descriptive-correlational study conducted with mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD in Tehran in 2022. Participants were selected through convenience sampling, resulting in a sample of 250 mothers. Research tools included a demographic information questionnaire, the Simons Distress Tolerance Index, the Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire, the Pianta Mother-Child Interaction Questionnaire, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, the Abidin Parental Stress Questionnaire, and the McMaster Family Functioning Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and AMOS software version 24.
Results: The results showed an inverse relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life (r=-0.67), spiritual well-being and quality of life (r=-0.65), mother-child interaction and quality of life (r=-0.51), and parenting stress and quality of life (r=-0.62). Conversely, a direct relationship was identified between distress tolerance and parenting stress (r=0.73). Additionally, parenting stress and family functioning served as mediators in the relationship between distress tolerance and quality of life.
Conclusion: The results indicate that increased distress tolerance in mothers of children with ADHD correlates with a decrease in quality of life and an increase in parenting stress. Moreover, enhanced family functioning appears to facilitate greater distress tolerance.
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