Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects more than 2 million children and their families. While studies of ADHD using children between the ages of 6 and 11 years are abundant in the literature, few researchers have chosen to study adolescents with the disorder. / Locus of control is a well-researched construct. While locus of control has been found to be related to various outcome measures, few studies are available which examine the relationship of locus of control and ADHD. / Family studies are numerous and employ a myriad of variables. This researcher, however, was unable to locate a study which integrated these variables--family functioning, ADHD, and locus of control--using adolescents and their families as participants. / The present study examined the relationship between the locus of control orientations of adolescent boys diagnosed with ADHD (and with associated learning disabilities) and family functioning. The three predictor variables were: adolescent locus of control, perceived level of support of each family member, and age of the adolescent. The criterion variable was family functioning. Null hypotheses were: (1) There is no relationship between adolescent locus of control and the level of family functioning as reported by the father, and the adolescent himself; (2) There is no relationship between the reported level of support of mothers, fathers, and sons and the level of family functioning; (3) There is no relationship between the age of the adolescent with ADHD and the level of family functioning. / Multiple regression data analyses led to the rejection of Hypothesis 1 for all members of the total sample (n = 38). Hypothesis 2 was rejected for mothers, but not for fathers and sons. Hypothesis 3 was not rejected for any member. Implications for practice and suggestions for further research were included. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-02, Section: A, page: 0461. / Major Professor: E. Jane Burkhead. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76848 |
| Contributors | Chase, Gary Henry., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 152 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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