Effect of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children on parental emotions
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.06.06
- VernacularTitle:儿童注意缺陷多动障碍症状对父母情绪的影响
- Author:
Luwei LI
1
;
Zhicheng ZHANG
;
Haoning LIU
;
Li YANG
;
Ying QIAN
Author Information
1. 北京大学第六医院,北京大学精神卫生研究所,国家卫生健康委员会精神卫生学重点实验室(北京大学),国家精神心理疾病临床医学研究中心(北京大学第六医院),北京 100083
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
parent-child relationship;
parental anxiety;
parental de-pression;
mediating effect
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(6):507-514
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and their im-pact on parental anxiety and depression,as well as the mediating role of parent-child relationship.Methods:A total of 472 children with ADHD who met the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Dis-orders,Fourth Edition(DSM-Ⅳ)were selected.The severity of ADHD symptoms was assessed using the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale(ADHD-RS),parent-child relationships were assessed using the Parent-Child Relationship Test(PCRT),and parental anxiety and depression were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale(GAD-7)and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9(PHQ-9),respectively.Mediation analysis was conducted following structural equation modeling construction.Results:There was a positive correlation be-tween ADHD-RS scores and PCRT scores,parental GAD-7 scores,and PHQ-9 scores(r=0.19-0.29,Ps＜0.001).PCRT scores significantly mediated the relationship between ADHD-RS total scores and parental GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores(β=0.02-0.03,Ps＜0.05).PCRT scores did not significantly mediate the relationship between ADHD-RS inattention scores and parental GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores(β=0.01-0.02,Ps＞0.05).PCRT scores significantly mediated the relationship between ADHD-RS hyperactivity/impulsivity scores and parental GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores(β=0.02,Ps＜0.05).Conclusion:The symptoms of ADHD in children are associated with parental anxiety and depression symptoms,with parent-child relationships mediating this relationship.
