Parental Self Efficacy (Pse) Attitued Assessment Regarding Parents Having Children With Adhd

Abstract

In a research that used a questionnaire aiming to assess Parental Self Efficacy (PSE) and attitudes toward the ability of parent to children with ADHD. The questionnaire was administered as part of the data collection in a larger study researching an intervention program for parents of children with ADHD. In the course of the research, the reliability and validity of the research tool was examined with a sample of 51 participants. Eleven questions were chosen after the questionnaire had been translated and validated. The questionnaire examines PSE ability. The form and structure of the questionnaire enabled accurate PSE assessment in the context of parents observed difficulties with their ADHD children, so as to predict parental behavior and control.Data was obtained from fathers and mothers in 50Israelifamilies living in the periphery parts of central Israel. After accounting for reciprocal relationships between PSE and impairments of their children, results indicated that PSE predicted parents ability to establish solid relationships with their children. These results support the cross-cultural applicability of social cognitive theory to parenting children with ADHD. An implication is that parenting interventions aimed at parents of children with ADHD need to focus on elevating parents PSE. Future research should specify more effective strategies for enhancing PSE.