Associations between Inadequate Parenting Practices and Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Table 1
Statistically significant correlations between inadequate parenting practices and behavioral problems in children with ADHD.
Parenting Style Inventory/parenting practices
CBCL/6–18
Spearman’s rho
Inconsistent punishment
Anxious/depressed
0,24
0.284
22
Withdrawn/depressed
−0,09
0.695
22
Somatic complaints
−0,06
0.791
22
Social problems
0,23
0.303
22
Thought Problems
0,21
0.355
22
Attention and hyperactivity problems
0,49
0.020
22
Rule-Breaking Behavior
0,21
0.345
22
Aggressive behavior
0,46
0.030
22
Internalizing problems
0,17
0.446
22
Externalizing problems
0,47
0.024
22
Total problems
0,33
0.134
22
Activities
−0,13
0.575
22
Social competence
−0,19
0.394
22
School
−0,17
0.463
21
Total competence
−0,14
0.533
21
Negligence
Anxious/depressed
−0,09
0.683
22
Withdrawn/depressed
0,02
0.935
22
Somatic complaints
−0,32
0.141
22
Social problems
−0,08
0.732
22
Thought Problems
−0,01
0.963
22
Attention and hyperactivity problems
0,38
0.078
22
Rule-Breaking Behavior
0,22
0.336
22
Aggressive behavior
−0,24
0.280
22
Internalizing problems
−0,13
0.558
22
Externalizing problems
−0,17
0.442
22
Total problems
−0,09
0.682
22
Activities
−0,36
0.102
22
Social competence
−0,23
0.307
22
School
−0,48
0.025
21
Total competence
−0,42
0.058
21
Physical abuse
Anxious/depressed
0,20
0.373
22
Withdrawn/depressed
−0,18
0.427
22
Somatic complaints
−0,15
0.519
22
Social problems
0,41
0.058
22
Thought Problems
0,42
0.048
22
Attention and hyperactivity problems
0,56
0.006
22
Rule-Breaking Behavior
0,48
0.021
22
Aggressive behavior
0,74
<0.001
22
Internalizing problems
0,10
0.668
22
Externalizing problems
0,72
<0.001
22
Total problems
0,55
0.008
22
Activities
−0,33
0.137
22
Social competence
−0,37
0.089
22
School
−0,15
0.505
21
Total competence
−0,42
0.055
21
Note: the social competence scale was not responded by one child of the sample. Significant correlation at the 0.01 level Significant correlation at the 0.05 level.
