RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARENTAL SELF-EFFICACY AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH ADHD

Abstract

This study was thus conducted with the main objective of finding the relationship between parental self-efficacy and children’s EFs in children with ADHD, and the secondary objective of creating and conducting a preliminary content validity and reliability check for the assessment tool measuring parental self-efficacy in raising children with ADHD. The results showed that 1) Most parents reported a moderate level of self-efficacy (45.8%). 2) The children of these parents mostly had a moderate overall level of EFs (49.0%). 3) The constructed parental self-efficacy assessment tool showed a strong reliability with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.875. 4) The correlation analysis revealed that parental self-efficacy was positively correlated with children’s EFs at a statistically significant level of.001 (r = .765), which is a very high correlation. This study suggests that promoting parental self-efficacy is a vital approach for developing EFs and mitigating behavioral problems in children with ADHD. Intervention programs should not focus solely on general psychoeducation. This finding is an essential database for revising policies and designing training programs that emphasize skill practice and confidence building, which directly contribute to enhancing children’s Executive Functions (EFs) for their successful adaptation and achievement in society.

Keywords: Parental Self-Efficacy, Executive Functions, Children with ADHD