Dysfunctional Career Thoughts and Perceived Quality of Parental Relationships in Adolescents With Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to cause significant difficulties in interpersonal relationships. Empirical research in career development has demonstrated that close, supportive relationships are associated with positive vocational behaviors (Kenny et al., 2018). We examine...

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Published in:The Career development quarterly 2020-12, Vol.68 (4), p.288-301
Main Authors: Dipeolu, Abiola, Hargrave, Stephanie, Leierer, Stephen J., Mainzer, Edward A., Davies, Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Analysis
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Career Development
Career development planning
Careers
Child development
Children & youth
Decision making
dysfunctional career thoughts
Families & family life
High schools
Hyperactivity
Individualized Instruction
Information processing
interpersonal relationships
Males
Parent and child
Parent-child relations
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Problem solving
relational interventions
System theory
Teenagers
Young adults
Youth
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Summary:Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is known to cause significant difficulties in interpersonal relationships. Empirical research in career development has demonstrated that close, supportive relationships are associated with positive vocational behaviors (Kenny et al., 2018). We examined dysfunctional career thoughts and perceived quality of parental relationships in high school students with ADHD. One hundred two adolescents (76 boys, 26 girls) with ADHD responded to measures of career thoughts and interpersonal relationship quality. Preliminary exploratory analysis, using multiple linear regression, showed that male participants' dysfunctional career thoughts were statistically significantly related to their relationships with their mothers. For female participants, relationships with fathers represented an area for further exploration. Results suggest that career professionals can enhance positive outcomes of decision‐making and problem‐solving issues in adolescence with additional focus on relational interventions. Future research should incorporate the influence of gender and race/ethnicity on crucial relationships and focus on paternal relationships using cognitive information processing–based interventions with this population.
ISSN:0889-4019
2161-0045
DOI:10.1002/cdq.12237