Family Resilience Strategies for ADHD

Research question: What family-based resilience strategies can improve coping and well-being in families affected by ADHD?

Plain-language summary

Research suggests that strong family resilience plays a crucial role in the well-being of caregivers of children with ADHD. While family resilience generally helps families cope with challenges, some evidence indicates that its impact might vary, particularly in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, where adolescents with ADHD may experience ongoing difficulties regardless of coping strategies.

Key findings

For caregivers of children with ADHD, higher family resilience is associated with better self-efficacy, improved social support, and reduced stress and burden, regardless of the child's age.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents with ADHD reported consistently higher levels of anxiety, depression, and ADHD symptoms, and lower life satisfaction compared to those without ADHD, even with various coping mechanisms in place.
Positive family functioning and active coping strategies were linked to better adjustment for adolescents both with and without ADHD during the pandemic, highlighting the importance of these factors in navigating stressful periods.

Studies cited (1)

Family resilience and caregiver's well-being across different age groups of children with ADHD in the United States: a cross-sectional study — Susmarini D, Ninh DT, Shin H (2024, Child health nursing research, observational)
DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2024.003 PMCID: PMC11082509

Based on 1 curated peer-reviewed studies (from 5 matches across PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and Europe PMC).