Profiles of Caregiver-Level Factors Associated with Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with and without ADHD
| dc.contributor.author | Pham, Stephanie Ngoc Tran | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Breaux, Rosanna | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Kempker-Margherio, Samantha M. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Smith, Cynthia L. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-28T20:39:46Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-28T20:39:46Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-12-18 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Environmental factors, most significantly caregivers, substantially contribute to youth emotional development. Emotion regulation (ER) deficits and emotion dysregulation (ED) are a significant, pervasive concern for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), especially during adolescence. Although there has been empirical support for how caregiver factors independently contribute to youth ER abilities, there is little known about whether there are any underlying patterns or permutations of caregiver-related variables that relate to ER and ED in adolescents. This master’s thesis was a secondary analysis of a multi-site longitudinal study of 266 adolescents (54.1% male; 81.6% White; 51.1% comprehensively diagnosed with ADHD). The primary aims were to explore potential latent profiles of caregiver-level factors in this sample and investigate whether caregiver profiles that emerge vary based on whether their adolescents are diagnosed with ADHD, and whether caregiver profiles relate to adolescent ER and ED outcomes. Three distinct caregiver profiles emerged: Low Internalizing/ED and High Authoritative Parenting, Moderate Internalizing/ED and Permissive Parenting, and High Internalizing/ED and Moderate Authoritative Parenting. Results indicated that caregivers of adolescents with ADHD are more likely to fall into the High Internalizing/ED and Moderate Authoritative Parenting profile. Profiles characterized by authoritative parenting practices were generally associated with better adolescent ER outcomes, though no significant differences in self-reported adolescent ED were observed across profiles. These findings highlight the potential for caregiver psychopathology, ED, and parenting practices to serve as targets for interventions aimed at improving adolescent ER and reducing ED, particularly in neurodiverse populations. | en |
| dc.description.abstractgeneral | Caregivers play a crucial role in shaping children’s emotional development. For adolescents with ADHD, managing emotions can be especially challenging, often leading to difficulties with emotion regulation (ER) and emotion dysregulation (ED). While we know that individual caregiver factors, like parenting style or emotional health, influence adolescents’ emotional abilities, it’s less clear how combinations of these factors might work together. This study analyzed data from a large research project involving 266 adolescents, about half of whom had ADHD, and their caregivers. The goal was to identify patterns of caregiver traits and explore how these patterns relate to adolescents’ ER and ED. Three distinct caregiver profiles were found: low emotional difficulties and highly supportive parenting, moderate emotional difficulties and permissive parenting., high emotional difficulties and moderately supportive parenting. Caregivers of adolescents with ADHD were more likely to fall into the third profile, which included higher emotional challenges but also moderate levels of supportive parenting. Interestingly, adolescents with caregivers in profiles that emphasized supportive parenting generally had better emotional regulation, though their self-reported struggles with ED were similar across all groups. These findings suggest that a caregiver’s emotional health and parenting style can be important targets for interventions, especially for families of adolescents with ADHD. By addressing caregiver well-being and parenting practices, we may help improve emotional outcomes for adolescents in both neurodiverse and neurotypical populations. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10919/124422 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | parenting | en |
| dc.subject | emotion regulation | en |
| dc.subject | ADHD | en |
| dc.subject | adolescence | en |
| dc.subject | latent profile analysis | en |
| dc.subject | parent psychopathology | en |
| dc.subject | developmental psychopathology | en |
| dc.title | Profiles of Caregiver-Level Factors Associated with Emotion Regulation in Adolescents with and without ADHD | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |