The effectiveness of parent management training program on self-efficacy and parenting of ADHD children’s parents

Abstract

This study was experimental research which aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of parent management training program (PMT) for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ADHD) focusing on their self-efficacy, positive parenting patterns, and children’s ADHD symptoms. Participants were 38 parents of 6-13-year-old children with ADHD diagnosed by psychiatrists at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rajanagarindra Institute. 19 Half of the parents (19) participated in 7 sessions of the PMT program as an experimental group, while the remaining 19 received regular services as a control group. Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC), Positive Parenting Questionnaire (PPQ) and Thai ADHD Screening Scales (THASS) were used for the effectiveness of the program. The results showed that the PSOC total scores including self-efficacy domain of the experimental samples were significantly increased after finishing the program and continually elevated after 3 months (p-value = .05). Specifically, the scores of self-efficacy domain of the experimental samples after completing the program and 3 months post were significantly higher than those of the control group (p-value = .05, <.01). Moreover, the THASS scores of the experimental group (after the PMT) immediately and 3 months post were significantly lower than before the program (p-value = .05, < .001). In addition, The total score of PPQ in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group (p-value = .05, .01). Parent management training program (PMT) was effective in increasing self-efficacy in parents of 6-13 year-old children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) after completing the program and 3 months post training.

Keywords

• adhd
• parenting
• parent management training
• self-efficacy