Papers by Daniella Biondic
Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention Poster
National Association for School Psychology Annual Convention Poster
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2019
ObjectivesThis study examined the relative contribution of parental Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivi... more ObjectivesThis study examined the relative contribution of parental Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression symptoms to the parenting stress of mothers and fathers of adolescents with ADHD.MethodsThe sample comprised 83 families with adolescents 13 to 18-years of age (48 with ADHD, 35 without ADHD). Parents provided ratings of parenting stress and their own ADHD and depression symptoms by completing standardized self-report rating scales. Two domains of parenting stress were investigated: Stress in relation to adolescent behaviors and parent-adolescent relationships (Adolescent-Focused Stress domain; AFS), and stress involving the impact of the adolescent on parental roles, relationships with others and sense of competence (Parent-Focused Stress domain; PFS).ResultsIn addition to adolescent ADHD status, mothers’ ADHD and depression symptoms were predictors of maternal AFS (R2 = 0.51, F = 24.50, p < 0.001). Only maternal depression predicted mothers’ PFS (R2 = 0.37, F = 12.11, p < 0.001). Paternal AFS was predicted by adolescent ADHD status (R2 = 0.25, F=4.81, p < 0.01). Paternal PFS was predicted by fathers’ depression symptoms and by mothers’ ADHD symptoms (R2 = 0.30, F = 4.42, p < 0.01).ConclusionsThese findings suggest that mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress is associated with their adolescent children’s ADHD symptoms and their own depression symptoms. Mothers’ ADHD symptoms are also associated with their own AFS and fathers’ parenting stress.
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting poster
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting poster
National Association for School Psychology Annual Convention Poster
Canadian Psychological Association Annual Convention Poster
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2012
This study investigated the perceptions of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder... more This study investigated the perceptions of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) of their ADHD symptoms in terms of the positive illusory bias (PIB), their attributions for their problem behaviors, and their beliefs about whether their problem behaviors and disorder are stigmatizing. Participants were 152 9-to 14-year-old children (86 ADHD). Children with ADHD demonstrated a PIB for their ADHD symptoms; the discrepancy between their self-reports and parent reports was greater than for children without ADHD. They also viewed their self-identified most problematic behavior as more uncontrollable and stigmatizing (i.e., bothersome to others, leading to differential treatment, and embarrassing) than comparison children. Their perception that their problem behaviors and their disorder were stigmatizing was negatively associated with behavioral self-concept and self-esteem. These results suggest that school psychologists should interpret the self-reports of problem behaviors of children with ADHD with caution while being aware of the vulnerability of these children to feelings of stigma.
This study examined parenting stress among par- ents of adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hypera... more This study examined parenting stress among par- ents of adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The sample comprised 138 adolescents (84 ADHD, 52 boys, 32 girls; 54 non-ADHD, 24 boys, 30 girls) age 13 to 18 and their parents. Mothers (n = 135) and fathers (n = 98) of participating teens completed the Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents. Mothers and fathers of ad- olescents with ADHD reported more stress than parents of adolescents without ADHD with regard to their children’s challenging behaviors (Adolescent domain stress). Mothers of adolescents with ADHD also reported that they experi- enced elevated levels of stress in terms of role restrictions, feelings of social alienation, conflict with their partner, feel- ings of guilt and incompetence (Parent domain stress), and relationship with their children (Adolescent-Parent Relationship domain stress; APR). The extent to which clini- cal levels of adolescent Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) symptoms or externalizing behavior in general were associat- ed with parenting stress depended on the rater of these behav- iors. Parenting stress was associated with higher levels of ODD and other externalizing behaviors when these behaviors were rated by parents but not when they were rated by teachers. In addition, over and above adolescent ADHD clas- sification, mothers’ self-reported ADHD symptoms were as- sociated with higher parenting stress in the Adolescent and Parent domains, and fathers’ self-reported ADHD symptoms were associated with lower APR stress. The results suggest directions that should be considered for addressing parenting stress when designing interventions for families of adolescents with ADHD.
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