PARENTING STYLES AS PERCEIVED BY CHILDREN, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ADHD AND A SENSE OF HOPE AMONG PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN UMM AL-FAHM CITY
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2023-03-16
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Roba Abo Shakra
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The study aimed to identify the patterns of parenting styles as perceived by children and their relationship to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and a sense of hope among Palestinian children in Umm al-Fahm City. The research dealt with Palestinians from of Umm al-Fahm, as the researcher assumed that the parenting styles they follow may be distinctive as a result of their living under occupation.The ages of the sample ranged between 10-18 years and avalaible sample was applied. The sample size was (150)out of 10701 from the original residents of Umm al-Fahm city. The study found that the most prevalent parental pattern from the Palestinian children’s point of view is the authoritarian pattern (mean = 2.54, Sd = 0.44), while the least prevalent pattern was the neglected pattern (median) (mean = 1.87, Sd = 0.62).
Also the results showed, the mean of ADHD symptoms is relatively high, Impulsive symptoms are most common followed by attention deficit and then hyperactivity. Also results revealed that the symptoms reported by the parents were significantly elevated (t = 2.99, p < 0.001). The study revealed that participants scored high on the life goals dimension in the hope scale, while all other dimensions and the overall variable were average. Most of the results of the study were not related to parenting styles and no significant relationship with ADHD while only authoritarian parenting style was positive relationship with ADHD symptoms and this association is significant but weak (r = 0.17, p = 0.037). in the results of the study, all of the studied parenting styles have a negative relationship with hope, which means that hope is not significantly related to any of the patterns of parenting children.
Finally the study recommends several things, such as conducting educational seminars to guide parents about parenting styles.
Keywords: Parenting Styles, ADHD, Sense of Hope, Palestinian Children.