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To date, the vast majority
of research on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) has been on
its epidemiology, and only recently has there been research conducted on
parenting and AD/HD. Research concerning the issue of parenting and AD/HD is
limited in regards to the coping strategies used by parents to deal with the
parenting stress they experience from raising a child, or children, with AD/HD.
Studies have
demonstrated that parents with children diagnosed with AD/HD experience more
stress than parents with children without AD/HD. This has been found to lead to
several problems, including health and financial struggles. This project will investigate the coping techniques used by
parents with children who are diagnosed with AD/HD, and its effects on their
children.
Titled "An Exploration of Parental Stress and Coping Mechanisms, and the
Self-Perceived Effects on their Children with AD/HD", this project aims
to collect evidence for a previously unknown
body of knowledge on parental stress and coping of parents and caregivers
with children who are diagnosed with AD/HD, and contribute towards future development of
strategies, which will better
assist parents and caregivers of AD/HD children in coping with their stress.
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