TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - A Model of Psychological Distress for Mothers of Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Vitanza, Stephanie A.
A1  - Guarnaccia, Charles A.
SP  - 27
EP  - 45
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
N2  - We functionally defined and tested a model of psychological distress for mothers of children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This operationalized model includes three latent constructs which are hypothesized to influence mother's psychological symptomatology: Parenting Stress, Parent Characteristics, and Environment Characteristics. Structural equation modeling was used to reformulate and test the measurement models and the overall model. Data supported a model with some empirically-based model revisions founded on both comparisons of best fit and by an examination of statistical modification indices. The final model maintained the Parenting Stress and Parental Characteristics constructs, but replaced independent environmental variables with a more generalized construct of life stress.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022942526874
ID  - ref1
ER  -