Front Public Health. 2023 Oct 17;11:1279499. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1279499. eCollection 2023.

ABSTRACT

OVERVIEW: Parents play a dynamic part in child development. Mothers have a great responsibility towards the upbringing child. Previous research has demonstrated that parenting stress levels are high among Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

AIM: Parenting stress affects the psychological well-being of the mother. It is necessary to identify the factors that affect psychological well-being based on Biopsychosocial factors, including biological, psychological, and social factors.

METHODOLOGY: An in-depth case study was conducted with the mother of a 7-year-old child diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

RESULTS: The mother lacks self-efficacy and low perceived social support in. Equipping themselves and building up the knowledge on handling the child and training the child with the developmental disorder increase parenting self-efficacy. Support from family, partner, and society will help them strengthen themselves and may have high psychological support.

PMID:37915818 | PMC:PMC10616792 | DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1279499