Comparing the emotional well - being, marital intimacy and quality of life of mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder and mothers of normal children

Studies on quality of life, mental health and anxiety and depression in parents of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder have been conducted. But the main issue is that research comparing emotional well-being, marital intimacy, and quality of life of mothers of children with ADHD with mothers of normal children has been neglected.

The aim of this study was to compare the emotional well-being, marital intimacy and quality of life of mothers of children with ADHD with mothers of normal children.

This study was a descriptive causal-comparative study. The statistical population of the study consisted of all mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder and mothers of normal children in Ardebil in 2015-2016. Mothers with children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder and 60 mothers with normal children were selected as the sample. Data were analyzed using the revised Conner Parent-Short Form Rating Scale (Conners, 1999), Clinical Interview, Emotional Well-being Components' of Keyes and Magyaromo Subjective Well-being Questionnaire (2003), Bougarose's Marital Intimacy Questionnaire (2001), and the Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. Global Health-Short Form (1998) was collected. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that emotional well-being, marital intimacy and quality of life of mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder were significantly lower than normal mothers (P<0/01).

Mothers of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder have lower levels of emotional well-being, marital intimacy, and quality of life than mothers of normal children