title: Perceived family resources based on number of members with ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examines how the number of family members with ADHD affects other family members' perceived resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 40 adolescents diagnosed with ADHD and their mothers, fathers, and adolescent siblings living in the household participated. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze family-level data from a total of 130 participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mothers reported more resources when only the target adolescent had ADHD and more nonsupportive factors when more than one member of the family had ADHD. Fathers reported more supportive factors when only one member of the family had ADHD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents reported greater resources and strengths when only one adolescent family member had ADHD; however, family members had varying viewpoints. The ADHD Family Scale examined issues specific to ADHD, compared with general family stress and resource scales, and may be a useful tool for examining the impact of ADHD on all members of a family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th St. Stop 6073, Lubbock, TX 79340, USA. melinda.corwin@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corwin
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mulsow
authors.forename: Du
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires