Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 university of Isfahan

2 university of Kurdistan

Abstract

Abstract: Families with children with ADHD have specific problems and injuries that include all three couple, parent and sibling sub system. The purpose of this study was to construct and investigate the characteristics of damages of ADHD-based families’ questionnaire. For this purpose, using deep interviews with the phenomenological method with 16 families (27 people) and Studying the resources in the research background, the categories and damage of the three subsystems were identified and a questionnaire was developed based on them. Then among the families with a child with an ADHD disorder, 217 person were selected purposefully and questionnaire that was made was implemented on them. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the reliability and the marital conflict and quality of life questionnaire were used to determine the validity. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used. The results of the analysis showed that the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole test was equal to 0/87, its coefficient of convergence with marital conflict questionnaire was 0/72 and the divergent credit coefficient with quality of life questionnaire was - 0/86. Result show that the researcher-made questionnaire has acceptable reliability and credibility with 11 factors and has the ability to identify the damages of subsystem of ADHD-centered family in clinical trials and family therapy. The value of this research is to design a native Iranian questionnaire to diagnose damages of ADHD families and apply appropriate treatment to these damages.

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