Prediction of child's attachment style based on positive and safe parenting style and mediation of mother's secure attachment style in children with ADHD

This study aimed to investigate the prediction of child attachment style based on a positive and safe combination parenting method mediated by maternal attachment styles in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

This study has a descriptive design of correlation and structural equations and is applied in terms of purpose. The population included all children with ADHD and their mothers living in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. The sample size of consisted of 165 children with ADHD in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province with their mothers, who were selected by purposive sampling method based on the inclusion criteria. The obtained data were analyzed in two sections of descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics section used statistical indices of mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution table, and graph. In the inferential section, according to the nature of the hypotheses and objectives of the research, the data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient tests, Bootstrap test, and structural equation model.

The results of structural equation modeling revealed that the research models fit and showed that a positive and safe combination of parenting style mediated by the mother attachment style has an indirect effect on the child’s attachment style. Moreover, a positive and safe combined parenting style has a direct relationship with both the child's attachment style and the mother's attachment style.

Based on the present study findings, there is a significant relationship between positive and safe combination parenting methods and attachment styles of children with attention ADHD with maternal attachment style mediation. Therefore, is expected that parents, using a positive and safe combination parenting method, can effectively lead to secure attachment in ADHD children.