Caregiver-Attributed Etiologies of Children's Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Study in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Wen-Jiun ChouCheng-Fang Yen

Abstract

The aim of this survey study was to examine the etiologies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) attributed by caregivers of Taiwanese children with ADHD, particularly factors affecting such attribution. This study had 400 caregivers of children with ADHD as participants. We examined the caregiver-attributed etiologies of ADHD and factors affecting such attribution. Caregivers completed the self-report questionnaire to rate how likely they perceived various etiologies of ADHD to be; the Affiliate Stigma Scale for the level of affiliate stigma; and the short Chinese version of the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, Version IV Scale for child's ADHD and oppositional symptoms. Brain dysfunction (84.8%) was the most commonly attributed etiology, followed by failure of caregivers in disciplining the child (44.0%); a poor diet, such as a sugar-rich diet (40.8%); a poor living environment (38.8%); the child imitating their peers' improper behavior (37.3%); failure of school staff in disciplining the child (29.0%); the education system's overemphasis on academic performance (27.3%); and supernatural beings or divination-based reasons (3.8%). Caregivers' affiliate stigma was significantly associated with the attribution of several...Continue Reading

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