The Mediating Role Of Perceived Social Support In The Link Between Stress And Quality Of Life Among Mothers Of Children With Attention Deficits Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

Background: Perceived social support is the only external important factor which improves quality of life and overcome the worries during problematic and stressful situations.
Objective: Purpose of present research is to determine the mediating role of social support in stress and quality of life among the mothers of ADHD children’s for the determination of better understand their life quality and psychological problems.
Methods: Cross sectional and co-relational research design was used in current study to test the study hypothesis. The examination is made via convenient sampling technique to select the sample of (N= 100) parents of ADHD children including 50% male and 50% female with age ranging from 20-40 years. The sample was selected based on G power software. Different public and private sector hospitals and special educations schools of Peshawar and Mardan cities of, Khyber Pakhtoon khawa province of Pakistan were selected for data collection.
Results: The results of the analysis show that the mediating role of entertained social support is significant between stress and quality of life among ADHD child mothers (C’= β-.952, SE .3370, p< 0.01). The analysis also revealed maternal stress significant different basis of gender of their ADHD child (Stress Male, M=25.780, SD= 4.6; Stress Female, M=25.950, SD=3.58; *p<.05).
Conclusion: The current paper reveal that the perceived social support play a key role to overcome the stress and improve the quality of life of ADHD children mother. The study also concluded that the substantial difference of stress among mothers of males and females of kids was found.