Parental Stress and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers and Fathers of Intellectually Gifted/ADHD Children and Adolescents
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| Title: | Parental Stress and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers and Fathers of Intellectually Gifted/ADHD Children and Adolescents |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Juliette François-Sévigny (ORCID |
| Source: | Gifted Child Quarterly. 2026 70(2):152-168. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Gifted, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Twice Exceptional, Academically Gifted, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Self Efficacy, Parent Attitudes, Children, Adolescents, Correlation, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Parenting Stress Index, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00169862251378389 |
| ISSN: | 0016-9862 1934-9041 |
| Abstract: | Although scientific literature tends to suggest that intellectually gifted/attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children are particularly vulnerable to psychosocial and academic adjustment difficulties--factors contributing to parental stress--there has been no study specifically examining parental stress, and parental self-efficacy among their parents. This study aimed to further explore parental stress and self-efficacy among parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children. Using a cross-sectional correlational design, 279 parents (M[subscript age] = 41.50; 71.32% mothers) from Quebec, Canada, of children (n = 210; M[subscript age] = 9.38; 57.20% boys) aged 6 to 16 years--with either intellectual giftedness (n = 50), ADHD (n = 61), both intellectual giftedness and ADHD (n = 52), or neither (n = 47)--completed self-report questionnaires assessing parental stress and parental self-efficacy. The findings revealed that the interaction between children's intellectual giftedness and ADHD was associated with an increase in parental stress levels, whereas no such effect was observed for parental self-efficacy. Furthermore, parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children reported higher levels of parental stress compared to parents of children without these conditions, which may be partly explained by lower levels of parental self-efficacy. Finally, the results suggested that the interaction between the child's neurodevelopmental condition and the parent's gender alleviated parental self-efficacy, particularly among mothers of intellectually gifted/ADHD children. This study highlights the clinical utility of considering parental self-efficacy as a key intervention point for supporting parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children in managing their parental stress. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1499926 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Although scientific literature tends to suggest that intellectually gifted/attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children are particularly vulnerable to psychosocial and academic adjustment difficulties--factors contributing to parental stress--there has been no study specifically examining parental stress, and parental self-efficacy among their parents. This study aimed to further explore parental stress and self-efficacy among parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children. Using a cross-sectional correlational design, 279 parents (M[subscript age] = 41.50; 71.32% mothers) from Quebec, Canada, of children (n = 210; M[subscript age] = 9.38; 57.20% boys) aged 6 to 16 years--with either intellectual giftedness (n = 50), ADHD (n = 61), both intellectual giftedness and ADHD (n = 52), or neither (n = 47)--completed self-report questionnaires assessing parental stress and parental self-efficacy. The findings revealed that the interaction between children's intellectual giftedness and ADHD was associated with an increase in parental stress levels, whereas no such effect was observed for parental self-efficacy. Furthermore, parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children reported higher levels of parental stress compared to parents of children without these conditions, which may be partly explained by lower levels of parental self-efficacy. Finally, the results suggested that the interaction between the child's neurodevelopmental condition and the parent's gender alleviated parental self-efficacy, particularly among mothers of intellectually gifted/ADHD children. This study highlights the clinical utility of considering parental self-efficacy as a key intervention point for supporting parents of intellectually gifted/ADHD children in managing their parental stress. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-9862 1934-9041 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00169862251378389 |
