Povezanost med izraženostjo znakov motnje pozornosti in hiperaktivnosti pri otroku ter starševskim stresom : magistrsko delo

Milosavljević, Lara (author), Cvetek, Mateja (mentor)

Z magistrskim delom je avtorica želela raziskati povezanost med simptomi motnje pozornosti in hiperaktivnosti (ADHD) pri osnovnošolskih otrocih ter starševskim stresom. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, ali sta dve osnovni dimenziji ADHD simptomatike, in sicer nepozornost ter hiperaktivnost/impulzivnost, povezani z višjo ravnjo starševskega stresa. Avtorica je preverila tudi, ali se raven starševskega stresa in zaznani znaki ADHD razlikujejo glede na spol otroka, prisotnost uradne diagnoze ADHD, zaposlitveni status staršev ter zakonski oziroma partnerski status staršev. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 254 staršev osnovnošolskih otrok. Avtorica je uporabila kvantitativni, presečni in neeksperimentalni raziskovalni pristop. Podatki so bili zbrani s spletnim vprašalnikom. Simptomi ADHD pri otroku so bili ocenjeni z vprašalnikom SNAP-IV, pri čemer sta bili obravnavani podlestvici nepozornosti in hiperaktivnosti/impulzivnosti. Starševski stres je bil merjen z lestvico Parental Stress Scale (PSS). Podatki so bili obdelani s pomočjo programa IBM SPSS Statistics. Rezultati so pokazali statistično pomembno pozitivno povezanost med nepozornostjo pri otroku in starševskim stresom ter med hiperaktivnostjo/impulzivnostjo pri otroku in starševskim stresom. Razlike glede na spol otroka pri starševskem stresu niso bile statistično pomembne, pokazale pa so se statistično pomembne razlike pri nepozornosti in hiperaktivnosti/impulzivnosti, pri čemer so bile vrednosti višje pri dečkih. Otroci z uradno diagnozo ADHD so imeli statistično pomembno višje izražene znake nepozornosti in hiperaktivnosti/impulzivnosti kot otroci brez uradne diagnoze ADHD. Starši otrok z uradno diagnozo ADHD pa niso poročali o statistično pomembno višji ravni starševskega stresa kot starši otrok brez uradne diagnoze ADHD. Zaposlitveni status in zakonski oziroma partnerski status staršev se nista pokazala kot statistično pomembna dejavnika razlik pri starševskem stresu ali zaznanih znakih ADHD. Magistrsko delo pokaže, da so simptomi ADHD povezani ne le z otrokovim individualnim delovanjem, temveč tudi z vsakodnevnim življenjem družine. Ugotovitve opozarjajo, da je pri obravnavi otrok z izraženimi znaki ADHD smiselno upoštevati tudi starše, njihovo obremenjenost in podporo, ki jo potrebujejo pri vsakodnevnem soočanju z otrokovimi težavami.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: ADHD, nepozornost, hiperaktivnost, impulzivnost, starševski stres, SNAP-IV, PSS, osnovnošolski otroci
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [L. Milosavljević]
• Year: 2026
• Number of pages: VII, 108 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-184589
• UDC: 159.944.4-055.52:616.89-008.47-053.2(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 286893827
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2026

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The relationship between child ADHD symptoms and parental stress

Abstract

In this master’s thesis, the author aimed to examine the relationship between symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in primary school children and parental stress. The purpose of the study was to determine whether more pronounced ADHD symptoms in children are associated with higher levels of parental stress, whether the two basic dimensions of ADHD symptomatology, namely inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, are associated with higher levels of parental stress. The author also examined whether the level of parental stress and perceived ADHD symptoms differ according to the child’s sex, the presence of an official ADHD diagnosis, parents’ employment status, and parents’ marital or partnership status. The study included 254 parents of primary school children. The author used a quantitative, cross-sectional, and non-experimental research design. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. ADHD symptoms in children were assessed with the SNAP-IV questionnaire, while parental stress was measured with the Parental Stress Scale (PSS). The data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed a statistically significant positive association between inattention and parental stress, as well as between hyperactivity/impulsivity and parental stress. Differences according to the child’s sex were not statistically significant for parental stress, but statistically significant differences were found for both inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity, with higher scores reported for boys. Children with an official ADHD diagnosis had significantly higher levels of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity than children without an official diagnosis. However, parents of children with an official ADHD diagnosis did not report statistically significantly higher levels of parental stress than parents of children without an ADHD diagnosis. Parents’ employment status and marital or relationship status were not statistically significantly associated with parental stress or perceived ADHD symptoms. This master’s thesis shows that ADHD symptoms are not only related to the child’s individual functioning, but also to everyday family life. The findings suggest that work with children with ADHD symptoms should also take into account parents, their level of burden, and the support they need in coping with the child’s difficulties.

• Keywords: ADHD, inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, parental stress, SNAP-IV, PSS, primary school children