Journal article

Association between Parenting Style and Social Outcomes in Children with and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An 18-Month Longitudinal Study

S Bhide, E Sciberras, V Anderson, P Hazell, JM Nicholson

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2017

Abstract

Objective: In a community-based sample of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n = 179) and non-ADHD controls (n = 212), this longitudinal study explored changes in parenting style over time; and whether parenting style prospectively predicts child functional outcomes. Methods: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis was assessed using the Conners ADHD index and Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children IV. Children (70.3% boys) were assessed at baseline (mean age: 7.3 yr) and after 18 months (mean age: 8.9 yr) using a range of parent- and teacher-reported measures of child socioemotional and academic functioning. Parenting style was assessed through par..

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Grants

Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)


Awarded by NHMRC Early Career Fellowship in Population Health


Awarded by NHMRC Career Development Award


Awarded by NHMRC Senior Practitioner Fellowship


Funding Acknowledgements

This study is part of the Children's Attention Project funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; Project Grant No. 1008522) and the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Scheme. E. Sciberras is funded by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship in Population Health (No. 1037159; 2012-2015) and an NHMRC Career Development Award (No. 1110688; 2016-2019). V. Anderson is funded by an NHMRC Senior Practitioner Fellowship (No. 607333; 2015-2019). M. Nicholson is funded by the Australian Communities Foundation Transition to Contemporary Parenthood Program (Coronella sub-fund).