@article{ref1,
title="Maternal emotions and self-efficacy beliefs in relation to boys and girls with AD/HD",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2005",
author="Maniadaki, K. and Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. and Kakouros, E. and Karaba, R.",
volume="35",
number="3",
pages="245-263",
abstract="This study examined the impact of child gender on mothers' emotional responses to AD/HD, self-efficacy beliefs and perceived severity of AD/HD. Mothers (N = 118) of pre-schoolers were presented with a vignette describing a typical boy or girl with AD/HD and then completed three scales relating to their emotional response to AD/HD behaviour, their sense of parenting efficacy and their attributions about the severity of problems described. AD/HD behaviour elicited negative emotions and maternal self-efficacy was low, especially for male AD/HD. Perceived severity of the behaviour was negatively correlated with maternal sense of self-efficacy. These findings suggest that mothers of &quot;normal&quot; children have fixed negative emotions and low sense of self-efficacy towards a child with AD/HD and that these factors are key elements for change in the implementation of a therapeutic programme.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-004-6460-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-004-6460-3"
}