The Role of Religiosity and Resilience in Predicting M arital Stress in the Mothers of Children Suffering from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of religiosity and resilience in predicting marital stress in the mothers of children who were suffering from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). The method of the research was correlation.The population consisted of mothers who had children withADHD in the city of Tehran. The research sample consisted of 100 mothers who were selected by the available sampling method. ADHD Assessment Scale, Marital Stress Scale, Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale and Religiosity Assessment Scale were used to gather data. Data were analyzed using regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results showed that religiosity and resiliencewere negatively correlated with marital stress. The results of regression analysis indicated that religiosity and resilience can negatively predict marital stress. Based on these resultsit can be concludedthat the level ofreligiosityandresilienceareimportantpredictorsof maritalstress.So, to reduce maritalstressit is recommended to considerthe role of religiosityand resilience components.