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Title: Parental Stress and Parental Self-Efficacy in Mothers and Fathers of Intellectually Gifted/ADHD Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Authors: Juliette François-Sévigny (ORCID 0009-0007-3834-1299), Mathieu Pilon (ORCID 0000-0003-3857-0589), Anne Brault-Labbé (ORCID 0000-0002-6475-1773)
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.
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