A Study of the Relationship of Academic Achievement and Impulsivity in Children with Specifi c Learning Disabilities to Parenting Strain and Sense of Competence in their Mothers
- Author:
Usha Barahmand
;
Faeze Piri
;
Ali Khazaee
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Academic achievement;
impulsivity;
sense of competence;
parenting strain;
learning disorder
- MeSH:
Impulsive Behavior;
Parenting
- From:Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
2015;13(1):7-14
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the relationship of academic achievement and impulsivity in children with
learning disorders with parenting strain and self-competence of their mothers. A sample of 70 students with learning
disorders along with their mothers was recruited for the study. Data were collected using the UPPS Impulsive Behavior
Scale, a modifi ed version of Zarit Burden Interview, Parent Sense of Competence Scale and each student’s grade point
average as an index of academic achievement. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coeffi cients and multiple
regression analysis. Findings revealed that academic achievement correlates signifi cantly and positively with mothers’ sense
of competence but negatively with their experience of parenting strain. Furthermore, children’s impulsivity was negatively
associated with mothers’ sense of competence but showed no relationship to parenting strain. Regression analysis indicated
that while children’s impulsivity predicted mothers’ sense of competence but not their parenting strain, children’s academic
achievement predicted both. Findings imply that when children with learning disorders are highly impulsive, their mothers
only report an incapability to cope with stress. But when children’s academic achievement is low, mothers tend to not only
experience increasing parenting stress but also report feeling overwhelmed by the stress. Findings imply that features of
children with learning disorders have a differential impact on the mental health of their mothers.
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